Eider

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See also: eider and êider

English

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eider

  1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

Translations

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

18th century, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, probably reaching German via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

Noun

Eider f (genitive Eider, plural Eidern)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) eider (bird)
Declension
Declension of Eider
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eider die Eidern
genitive einer der Eider der Eidern
dative einer der Eider den Eidern
accusative eine die Eider die Eidern
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

die Eider f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eider)

  1. Eider (a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Usage notes
  • Until 1864, the Eider was the southern border of Denmark, though most of the areas now in Germany were predominantly West Germanic-speaking (Frisian, Low German, and later High German). Nevertheless there remains today a small minority of Danish-speakers north of the Eider.
Derived terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Euter, Dutch uier, English udder.

Noun

Eider n (plural Eider)

  1. udder
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