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German
Etymology
From Middle High German ērest, from Old High German ērist, from Proto-West Germanic *airist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːrstə/, ,
- Hyphenation: ers‧te
Adjective
erste (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular erster, not comparable)
- (ordinal number) first
Declension
Positive forms of erste (uncomparable, no predicate)
Coordinate terms
German ordinal numbers from 0th to 99th
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—0
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—1
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—2
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—3
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—4
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—5
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—6
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—7
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—8
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—9
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0—
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nullte |
erste |
zweite |
dritte |
vierte |
fünfte |
sechste |
siebte |
achte |
neunte
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1—
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zehnte |
elfte |
zwölfte |
dreizehnte |
vierzehnte |
fünfzehnte |
sechzehnte |
siebzehnte |
achtzehnte |
neunzehnte
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2—
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zwanzigste |
einundzwanzigste |
zweiundzwanzigste |
dreiundzwanzigste |
vierundzwanzigste |
fünfundzwanzigste |
sechsundzwanzigste |
siebenundzwanzigste |
achtundzwanzigste |
neunundzwanzigste
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3—
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Germany, Austria: dreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissigste |
Germany, Austria: einunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: vierunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: achtunddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissigste |
Germany, Austria: neununddreißigste Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissigste
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4—
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vierzigste |
einundvierzigste |
zweiundvierzigste |
dreiundvierzigste |
vierundvierzigste |
fünfundvierzigste |
sechsundvierzigste |
siebenundvierzigste |
achtundvierzigste |
neunundvierzigste
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5—
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fünfzigste |
einundfünfzigste |
zweiundfünfzigste |
dreiundfünfzigste |
vierundfünfzigste |
fünfundfünfzigste |
sechsundfünfzigste |
siebenundfünfzigste |
achtundfünfzigste |
neunundfünfzigste
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6—
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sechzigste |
einundsechzigste |
zweiundsechzigste |
dreiundsechzigste |
vierundsechzigste |
fünfundsechzigste |
sechsundsechzigste |
siebenundsechzigste |
achtundsechzigste |
neunundsechzigste
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7—
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siebzigste |
einundsiebzigste |
zweiundsiebzigste |
dreiundsiebzigste |
vierundsiebzigste |
fünfundsiebzigste |
sechsundsiebzigste |
siebenundsiebzigste |
achtundsiebzigste |
neunundsiebzigste
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8—
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achtzigste |
einundachtzigste |
zweiundachtzigste |
dreiundachtzigste |
vierundachtzigste |
fünfundachtzigste |
sechsundachtzigste |
siebenundachtzigste |
achtundachtzigste |
neunundachtzigste
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9—
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neunzigste |
einundneunzigste |
zweiundneunzigste |
dreiundneunzigste |
vierundneunzigste |
fünfundneunzigste |
sechsundneunzigste |
siebenundneunzigste |
achtundneunzigste |
neunundneunzigste
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German ordinal numbers from 100th onward
Derived terms
Further reading
- “erste” in Duden online
- “erste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from German erst. Decision no. 599, Progreso IV.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɾ.ste/, /ˈɛɾs.te/
Adverb
erste
- not before, not until (then), only (not earlier than), for the first time (of time)
Me venos erste morge.- I won't come before tomorrow.
La proxima numero di ca jurnalo aparos erste komence di agosto.- The next edition of the newspaper will not come until the beginning of August.
Ja en la printempo me suspektis il, ma erste dum lua somervakanco me recevis certeso.- I already suspected him in back in spring, but I only became sure during summer vacation.
Il remarkis l'eroro erste ye la sequanta matino.- He noticed the error for the first time the following morning.
Usage notes
*ne ante cannot be used in place of erste, since *ne ante would be a preposition just like ante, not an adverb. "Me venos *ne ante morge" would be totally gibberish since the *ne ante would effect the adverb (morge), not the verb (venos). Instead, one could use "Me venos morge, ne ante", which would be correct.
References
- Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 669
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 103, 104, 418, 629
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 346, 525, 562
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
Adjective
ērste
- strong nominative or accusative singular feminine of ērst
- strong nominative, accusative or dative plural of ērst
- weak nominative singular feminine of ērst
- weak nominative or accusative singular neuter of ērst