jeder
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ieweder, from Old High German ioweder, from io wedar. Compare English either, Dutch ieder.
Around the 14th century, the word merged with ieder, at which point the dual sense, "both", died out.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]jeder
- each
- Synonym: jedweder
- jedem das Seine ― to each their own
Usage notes
[edit]- An indefinite article can precede jeder, and is required in the genitive case. In this case jeder is declined like an adjective.
- Es gibt einen solchen Augenblick im Leben eines jeden. ― There is such a moment in everyone's life.
Determiner
[edit]jeder
Usage notes
[edit]- An indefinite article can precede jeder, especially in the genitive case. In this case jeder is declined like an adjective.
- Sie ist der Traum eines jeden Mannes. ― She is every man's dream.
Declension
[edit]declension of jeder
singular | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
(without article) | nominative | jeder | jede | jedes |
genitive | jedes | jeder | jedes | |
dative | jedem | jeder | jedem | |
accusative | jeden | jede | jedes | |
(with indefinite article) | nominative | ein jeder | eine jede | ein jedes |
genitive | eines jeden | einer jeden | eines jeden | |
dative | einem jeden | einer jeden | einem jeden | |
accusative | einen jeden | eine jede | ein jedes |
- Plural forms may occur with intervals, as in jede zwei Tage (“every two days”). However, this use is dated; one generally says alle zwei Tage.
Further reading
[edit]- “jeder” in Duden online
- “jeder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “jeder”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Norn
[edit]Noun
[edit]jeder
- venom, poison
- evil-speaking words
- biting cold
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