jeder

German

Alternative forms

• ieder (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German ieweder, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German ioweder, from io + wedar, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

• jedweder

Adjective

jeder

1. each, every

   Jedes Mal

   Each time

Synonyms

• jedweder

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

• “jeder” in Duden online

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Norn

Noun

jeder

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