jeder

German

Alternative forms

• ieder (obsolete)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːdɐ/

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Pronoun

jeder

1. each

   Synonym: jedweder

   jedem das Seine ― to each their own

Usage notes

• 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

jeder

1. each, every

   Synonym: jedweder

   jedes Mal ― every time

Usage notes

• 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

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

• 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

• “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

Noun

jeder

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