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German
Etymology
From fremd + -er. Compare Low German Frümeder (en Frümeder, dei Frümede).
Pronunciation
Noun
Fremder m (adjectival, definite nominative der Fremde, genitive (des) Fremden, plural Fremde, definite plural die Fremden, feminine Fremde)
- stranger (someone whom one does not know) (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: Unbekannter
- Antonym: Bekannter
Mitten in der Nacht stand ein Fremder vor der Tür und sagte, dass wir die Polizei rufen müssen.- In the middle of the night there was a stranger at the door who said we had to call the police.
- stranger, foreigner (someone from a different country, or from a different part of a country)
- Synonym: Fremdling
- Antonym: Einheimischer
In einer neuen Stadt bist du zunächst ein Fremder.- Initially you are a stranger in a new city.
Declension
Noun
Fremder f
- inflection of Fremde:
- strong genitive/dative singular
- strong genitive plural
Further reading
- “Fremder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fremder” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Fremder” in Duden online