einstmals

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German

Etymology

By surface analysis, einst +‎ -mals.

Pronunciation

Adverb

einstmals

  1. (higher register, literary) once, formerly
    Synonyms: damals, einst, weiland
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]‎:
      Eine gewisse Düsternis hat sich seitdem auf dem einstmals so hellen Horizont Europas nie mehr völlig verflüchtigt, Bitternis und Mißtrauen von Land zu Land, vom Menschen zum Menschen ist wie ein zehrendes Gift im verstümmelten Leib verblieben.
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Further reading

  • einstmals” in Duden online
  • einstmals” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache