jeder
German
Alternative forms
- ieder (obsolete)
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/
Audio (file)
Pronoun
jeder
- 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
- 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
- venom, poison
- evil-speaking words
- biting cold