einzeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German einzel, derived from einez, from Old High German einaz.

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Adjective

einzeln (strong nominative masculine singular einzelner, not comparable)

  1. single; lone
  2. only, unique
    Synonym: einzig
  3. separate; discrete
  4. individual
    Ein Wald ist mehr als nur eine Menge einzelner Bäume.
    A forest is more than just a collection of individual trees.
    • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 547:
      Auf die einzelnen Worte, die nun folgten, konnte Ellen sich nachher nicht mehr recht besinnen.
      Later, Ellen could no longer correctly remember the individual words that followed.
  5. sporadic; occasional

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Adverb

einzeln

  1. singly
  2. individually; one by one

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