allerdings

German

Etymology

Compound of aller (genitive plural of alle (“all”)) +‎ Dings (genitive singular of Ding (“thing”)) (compare schlechterdings). Before the 19th century, the full form aller Dinge (“of all things”), with the plural Dinge, was used.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalɐdɪŋs/, /ʔalɐˈdɪŋs/

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Adverb

allerdings

1. (conjunctive) but, however

   Es wird allerdings die Vermutung ausgesprochen...

   It is, however, conjectured...

   Ich würde gerne zu deiner Party kommen, allerdings habe ich keine Zeit.

   I would love to come to your party, but I don't have time.

2. indeed!

   Tut es sehr weh? Allerdings!

   Does it hurt a lot? Indeed!

Synonyms

• (but, however) jedoch

See also

• schlechterdings

Further reading

• “allerdings” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “allerdings” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon