"nieder-" meaning in German

See nieder- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: De-nieder-.ogg
Etymology: nieder in compounds. Head templates: {{head|de|prefix|cat2=verbal prefixes}} nieder-
  1. a prefix; equivalent to down-(?) Tags: morpheme Derived forms: niederbomben, niederbrennen, niederbrüllen, niederknien, niederlegen, niederreden, niederschlagen, niederschreien, niedersinken
    Sense id: en-nieder--de-prefix-01MSBubZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "nieder in compounds.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "verbal prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "nieder-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "niederbomben"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederbrennen"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederbrüllen"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederknien"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederlegen"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederreden"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederschlagen"
        },
        {
          "word": "niederschreien"
        },
        {
          "word": "niedersinken"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a prefix; equivalent to down-(?)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nieder--de-prefix-01MSBubZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "down-",
          "down-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-nieder-.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/De-nieder-.ogg/De-nieder-.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/De-nieder-.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nieder-"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "niederbomben"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederbrennen"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederbrüllen"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederknien"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederlegen"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederreden"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederschlagen"
    },
    {
      "word": "niederschreien"
    },
    {
      "word": "niedersinken"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "nieder in compounds.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "verbal prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "nieder-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German prefixes",
        "German verbal prefixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a prefix; equivalent to down-(?)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down-",
          "down-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-nieder-.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b1/De-nieder-.ogg/De-nieder-.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/De-nieder-.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nieder-"
}

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