Feminine

Unterlage

Meaning

  1. (feminine) something that is or lies underneath, at the base, specific uses include
  2. (feminine) something that is or lies underneath, at the base, specific uses include
  3. (feminine) something that is or lies underneath, at the base, specific uses include
  4. (feminine) synonym of Grundlage (“basis, foundation”)
  5. (feminine, plural-normally) documents relevant to some matter, especially ones used as evidence or reminders

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gliiger

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʊntɐˌlaːɡə/
Etymology

Verbal noun of unterliegen, equivalent to unter- (“under”) + Lage (“position, lying, layer”). Middle High German underlāge is already attested, but only in the sense of “being defeated” (still present in the verb unterliegen, but long lost in the noun; compare Niederlage). The sense “document” from the notion of “papers used as basis, support”.

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