nether
[ neth -er ]
/ ˈnɛð ər /
adjective
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.
lower or under: his nether lip.
Origin of nether
before 900; Middle English
nethere, Old English
neothera, nithera, derivative of
nither down (cognate with German
nieder), literally, further down, equivalent to
ni- down +
-ther comparative suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM nether
neth·er·ward, adjectiveWords nearby nether
netback,
netball,
netbook,
neth.,
nethead,
nether,
nether world,
netherlander,
netherlandic,
netherlands,
netherlands antilles
Example sentences from the Web for nether
British Dictionary definitions for nether
nether
/ (ˈnɛðə) /
adjective
placed or situated below, beneath, or underground
nether regions; a nether lip
Word Origin for nether
Old English
niothera, nithera, literally: further down, from
nither down. Related to Old Irish
nitaram, German
nieder