underkant

See also: underkänt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ kant.

Noun

underkant m (definite singular underkanten, indefinite plural underkanter, definite plural underkantene)

1. bottom edge, underside
2. lowest limit, minimum
3. i underkant av - less than

References

• “underkant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “underkant” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From under- +‎ kant.

Noun

underkant m (definite singular underkanten, indefinite plural underkantar, definite plural underkantane)

1. bottom edge, underside
2. lowest limit, minimum
3. i underkant av - less than

References

• “underkant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

under- (“under-”) +‎ kant (“edge”)

Noun

underkant c

1. a lower edge (of something)
2. (in "i underkant") on the low side, a bit too low or little

   Synonym: i minsta laget

   Kostnadsuppskattningen är nog lite i underkant

   The cost estimate is probably a bit on the low side

Declension

Declension of underkant

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	underkant	underkants
	definite	underkanten	underkantens
plural	indefinite	underkanter	underkanters
	definite	underkanterna	underkanternas

Antonyms

• överkant

References

• underkant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• underkant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• underkant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)