Erste

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German

Etymology

Substantivization of erster (“first”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ers‧te; before the 1996 reform: Er‧ste

Noun

Erste f (adjectival, definite nominative die Erste, genitive Erster, definite genitive der Ersten, plural Erste, definite plural die Ersten, masculine Erster)

  1. female equivalent of Erster: female winner

Declension

Declension of Erste
singular plural
feminine gender strong declension
nominative Erste Erste
genitive Erster Erster
dative Erster Ersten
accusative Erste Erste
weak declension
nominative die Erste die Ersten
genitive der Ersten der Ersten
dative der Ersten den Ersten
accusative die Erste die Ersten
mixed declension
nominative eine Erste (keine) Ersten
genitive einer Ersten (keiner) Ersten
dative einer Ersten (keinen) Ersten
accusative eine Erste (keine) Ersten

Noun

Erste m

  1. inflection of Erster:
    1. strong nominative/accusative plural
    2. weak nominative singular

Further reading

  • “Erste” in Duden online
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