yonder
/ˈjɑndəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Whose doublewide is that over yonder?"
- "See who yonder is."
- ""A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.""
- "They headed on over yonder."
- "As for me and the childe, we wyl go yonder."
- ""You have all necessary proofs in your possession, though you may not be aware of their existence," replied Arden; "will you allow me to open yonder box?""
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: yonder, ġeonre, *jainaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjɑndəɹ/
- British English: /ˈjɒndə(ɹ)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
absence makes the heart go yonder
here and yonder
hither and yonder
wild blue yonder
that yonder
this yonder
wide blue yonder
into the wide blue yonder