Einer
See also: einer
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Einer m (strong, genitive Einers, plural Einer)
- (mathematics) unit, unitsʼ place, onesʼ place (the numbers 0 to 9, possibly as part of a larger number or fraction)
- Im Deutschen werden die Einer vor den Zehnern gesprochen, wie zum Beispiel in „vierundzwanzig“.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- something made for one person, made up by one item, (especially water sports) single scull
- (swimming) one-meter diving board
Usage notes
[edit]- Compare with Einser (“something marked with the number one”). This semantic distinction between forms exists only with the number one; otherwise there is just one form (Zweier, Dreier etc.).
Declension
[edit]Declension of Einer [masculine, strong]