anderer

German

Alternative forms

• andrer
• Anderer (only when used substantivally)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar.

Cognate with Old Saxon ōthar (whence Low German anner), Old Dutch andar (whence Dutch ander), Old Frisian ōther (whence West Frisian oar), Old English ōþer (whence English other), Old Norse annarr (whence Swedish annan, Danish anden, Icelandic annar) and Yiddish אַנדער (ander).

Pronunciation

• (most of Germany, some of Austria) IPA^(key): /ˈandərər/, , ,
• (Switzerland, some of Austria and southern Germany) IPA^(key): /ˈandərər/, , ,

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• Hyphenation: an‧de‧rer

Adjective

anderer m (feminine andere, neuter anderes)

1. other, different

   ein and(e)rer Mann ― another man

   das Geld and(e)rer Leute ― other people's money

   mit jemand ander(e)m sprechen ― to talk with someone else

   etwas völlig anderes ― something completely different

   eine vollkommen andere Person ― a completely different person

   • 2018, Hans Josef Wieling, Thomas Finkenauer, Bereicherungsrecht, 5th edition, Berlin: Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, § 3 Rn. 59, page 43:

     Ganz herrschend wird § 817, 2 auf alle Leistungskondiktionen angewendet. Umstritten ist aber, ob § 817, 2 auch auf andere als Bereicherungsansprüche anwendbar ist.

     According to general opinion Par. 817, 2 is to be applied for all performance condictions. However, it is disputed whether Par. 817, 2 is to be applied for claims other than condictions.

2. (archaic) second

   Synonym: zweiter

   • 1869, Die Kirchen-Geschichte des Eusebius von Cäsarea (translated by F. A. Stroth; printed in St Louis, Missouri), page 51:

     Das erste, andere, dritte, vierte und fünfte Buch von dem Satz, daß Moses zufolge die Träume von Gott geschickt würden.

     The first, second, third, fourth, and fifth book about the proposition that our dreams, according to Moses, are sent by God.

Pronoun

anderer m (feminine andere, neuter anderes)

1. another (one), others

   Andere (Leute) wussten es früher ― Others know it before

   Wir wollen das andere (Brot) ― We want the other one

   Wir wollen ein anderes (Brot). ― We want another one

Usage notes

• Its use as an indefinite pronoun follows an adjectival declension and can be used together with the definite article (following the weak declension), indefinite article (with mixed declension) or with no article (strong declension).
• The German word means “other” only in the sense of “different”, not in the sense of “more”. For example, Willst du ein anderes Bier? (literally “Do you want another beer?”) means “Do you want a different beer?”. In order to convey the meaning of “more”, the adverb noch is used: Willst du noch ein Bier?
• The shortened forms, such as andre or andern (instead of andere, anderen) are prevalent in pronunciation. It is also correct to use them in writing, although this has become less frequent over the past decades.
• The 1996 reform spelling rules as of 2011 allow spellings like Anderer when the word is used substantivally (§58 (5) E4). However, forms like this might be nonstandard.
• If we want to use the word predicatively, the adverbialised anders is used: Sie sind ganz anders. (“They're completely different.”)

Declension

Related terms

• ander
• anderns
• anders
• anderleuts
• andererseits
• andernfalls
• anderwärts
• andernorts