English Explanatory Dictionary

yonder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. At or in a distant but indicated place.
  2. Synonym of thither: to a distant but indicated place.
adj
  1. The farther, the more distant of two choices.
det
  1. Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
  2. One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.
noun
  1. The vast distance, particularly the sky or trackless forest.

Pronunciation

/ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɑndəɹ/ en-us-yonder.ogg en-au-yonder.ogg /ˈjændə(ɹ)/ /ˈjɛndə/

Word forms

yonder younder more yonder most yonder yonders

Etymology

From Middle English yonder, yondre, ȝondre, ȝendre, from Old English ġeonre (“thither; yonder”, adverb), equivalent to yond (from ġeond, from Proto-Germanic *jainaz) + -er, as in hither, thither. Cognate with Scots ȝondir (“yonder”), Saterland Frisian tjunder (“over there, yonder”), Dutch ginder (“over there; yonder”), Middle Low German ginder, gender (“over there”), German jenseits (“on the other side, beyond”), Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌴 (jaindrē, “thither”).

Synonyms

there over there away there thither farther yon

Related words

yon beyond

Derived words

absence makes the heart go yonder here and yonder hither and yonder wild blue yonder that yonder this yonder yonderly yondermair yondermost into the wide blue yonder yonderward yonderway

Translations

Albanian: atje Breton: hont Catalan: aquell Catalan: aquella Cornish: enos Finnish: tuo French: là-bas Gothic: 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Ancient Greek: ἐκεῖνος Ancient Greek: κεῖνος Japanese: あの Korean: 그 Korean: 그것 Macedonian: о́нде Macedonian: о́ндека Macedonian: оној Portuguese: aquele Portuguese: aquela Portuguese: aquilo Russian: вон то́т Russian: вон та́ Russian: вон то́ Russian: вон те́ Spanish: aquel Spanish: aquella Tamil: உந்த Tamil: உ- Turkish: oradaki Welsh: acw
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