unterirdisch
underground; subterranean; (colloquial) abysmal
English translations
- 01
underground
- 02
subterranean
Word details
- German meaning
- Unter der Erdoberfläche gelegen oder stattfindend.
- English meaning
- Underground
- Synonym
- subterran
- German example
- Die U-Bahn fährt unterirdisch.
- English example
- The subway runs underground.
- Opposite of
- underground, subterraneanüberirdisch
Related words
- bunkerbrechend
Bunker-busting
- Wurzel
Root
- Mine
Mine
- Souterrain
Basement apartment
- Düker
Inverted siphon
- Zisterne
Cistern
- Grundwasser
Groundwater
- Ameisenhügel
anthill, ant mound
- Kryptoportikus
Cryptoporticus
- Kanaldeckel
A manhole cover is a cover that closes off access to an underground sewage system.
- Abwasserkanal
Sewer
- Luftschacht
Air shaft
- Olm
Olm, cave salamander
- chthonisch
Relating to or inhabiting the underworld; earthbound.
- subterran
Subterranean
- Erdapfel
Potato
- Knolle
tuber
- Kanalisation
The sewage system is a system of underground pipes and channels that drains wastewater and rainwater.
- Gruft
A crypt is an underground room or vault used as a burial place, often located beneath a church or cemetery.
- Wünschelrute
A divining rod is a Y-shaped stick or rod traditionally used to locate underground water sources, metals, or other hidden items.
- Erdeichel
earthnut
- Wurzelstock
rhizome
- Unterflurbehälter
Underground container
- U-Bahn
subway
- Metro
Subway
- Tunnel
Tunnel
- Verlies
dungeon
- Zwiebel
Onion
- Falltürspinne
Trapdoor spider
- Trüffel
Truffle
- Untergrundbahn
Subway
- Fuchsbau
Fox den
- Katakombe
catacomb
- Kerker
Dungeon
- Kerkerstrafe
Imprisonment in a dungeon
- Rhizom
Rhizome
Example sentences with “unterirdisch”
Die Qualität der Arbeit war unterirdisch. (The quality of the work was abysmal.)
Frequently asked questions
Why does 'unterirdisch' mean bad?
It's a colloquial metaphor used to describe something so low that it is literally 'beneath the earth'.