jeder

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ieweder, from Old High German ioweder, from io + wedar, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz + *hwaþeraz. Compare English either, Dutch ieder.

Around the 14th century, the word merged with ieder, at which point the dual sense, "both", died out.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːdɐ/
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Pronoun

jeder

  1. each
    Jedem das Seine
    To each his own

Synonyms

Adjective

jeder

  1. each, every
    Jedes Mal
    Each time

Synonyms

Declension
declension of jeder
singular
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
  • There's also a plural, jede/jeder/jeden/jede, which is used when it describes an interval, spacing, etc. and it modifies a word in the plural. For example ‘jede zwei Tage’ (every two days) is more standard than ‘jeder zwei Tage’.

Further reading

Norn

Noun

jeder

  1. venom, poison
  2. evil-speaking words
  3. biting cold
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