אָדער

אָדער

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (some dialects) Homophone: אָדר‎ (oder)

Etymology 1

From Old High German odar (compare modern German oder), from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (compare Old English ōþer, oþer, modern English other, or), from Proto-Indo-European *ánteros (“other”).

Conjunction

אָדער • (oder)

1. or

   ‏אָדער...אָדער‎ ― oder...oder ― either...or

Etymology 2

From Old High German ādara, ādra (compare modern German Ader), from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ, *ēþrǭ, *ēþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *ēt-er- (“stomach, intestines”).

Noun

אָדער • (oder) m, plural אָדערן‎ (odern)

1. (anatomy) vein, blood vessel

Derived terms

• אָדערל‎ (oderl, “capillary”)