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Webster 1828 Edition
Der
DER
, prefixed to names of places, may be from Sax. deor, a wild beast, or from dur, water.Definition 2024
der
der
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
der (not comparable)
- Nonstandard spelling of there.
Interjection
der
- Nonstandard spelling of there.
Noun
der (uncountable)
- Nonstandard spelling of there.
Pronoun
der
- Nonstandard spelling of there.
Derived terms
Danish
Adverb
der
- there (in or at that place)
Pronoun
der
Usage notes
- Only used when the relative pronoun is subject
- Som can be used for all positions (including subject)
Dutch
Pronunciation
stressed
- IPA(key): /dɛr/
unstressed
- IPA(key): /dər/
Etymology 1
Unstressed form of daar (“there”).
Adverb
der
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Article
der
- (dated) genitive singular feminine of de; of the.
- geschiedenis der Nederlandsche taal ― history of the Dutch language
- (dated) genitive plural of de; of the.
- het koninkrijk der Nederlanden ― the kingdom of the Netherlands
- (dated) dative singular feminine of de.
Usage notes
Only the nominative forms are common in modern usage. Accusative and dative forms are archaic and limited to fixed expressions. Genitive forms, while still productive, are rare and reserved to poetic and literary language.
Inflection
| Dutch definite article | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
| Nominative | de | de | het | de |
| Genitive | des | der | des | der |
| Dative | den | der | den | den |
| Accusative | den | de | het | de |
Anagrams
French
Noun
der f (plural ders)
- last
- la der des ders - the war that ends all wars (referring to the First World War; literally means the last of the lasts or the very last one)
Galician
Verb
der
German
Etymology
From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection. Compare also Old Dutch thie and Old English þē where the same process occurred.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːr/
- IPA(key): [deːɐ̯] (stressed)
- IPA(key): [dɛɐ̯], [dɐ] (unstressed)
- IPA(key): [də] (unstressed, some dialects, female article only)
- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
- In colloquial speech in Germany, the /d/ can assimilate to a preceding coronal when the word is unstressed.
Article
der (definite)
- the; definite article for several declensions:
- Nominative singular masculine
- Genitive singular feminine
- Dative singular feminine
- Genitive plural for all genders.
Declension
| German definite articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
| Nominative | der | die | das | die |
| Genitive | des | der | des | der |
| Dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Accusative | den | die | das | die |
- Old Declension
| German definite articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
| Nominative | der | die | das (older also: daß) |
die |
| Genitive | des (older also: deß) |
der | des (older also: deß) |
deren or derer, also der |
| Dative | dem | der | dem | denen, also den |
| Accusative | den | die | das (older also: daß) |
die |
This older declension is nowadays not used anymore.
For examples see Citations:der.
Derived terms
- derselbe
- desweiteren
Pronoun
der m (relative)
Usage notes
In a subordinate clause, indicates a person or thing referenced in the main clause. Used with masculine singular referents.
Declension
| Declension of der | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| genitive | dessen | deren younger also: derer |
dessen | derer deren |
| dative | dem | der | dem | denen |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
- By modern grammar works it is said that derer and deren can both be used without difference.
- Modern grammar books mention the colloquial genitive plural form der.
- Old Declension
| Declension of der | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nominative | der | die | das older also: daß |
die |
| genitive | dessen older also: deß, des |
deren older also: der, dero |
dessen older also: deß, des |
derer also: deren older also: dero |
| dative | dem older also: deme |
der | dem older also: deme |
denen |
| accusative | den | die | das older also: daß |
die |
Pronoun
der (demonstrative)
- (attributive, stressed) that
- Der Mann war es! ― It was that man!
- (indicative) him, he
- Der hat es getan! ― It was him who did it!
- (differential) the one, him
- Der mit dem Mantel ― The one with the coat
Declension
| Declension of der | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| genitive | dessen | deren younger also: derer |
dessen | derer deren |
| dative | dem | der | dem | denen |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
- By modern grammar works it is said that derer is used cataphoric, while deren is used anaphoric.
- Modern grammar books mention the colloquial genitive plural form der.
- Old Declension
| Declension of der | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nominative | der | die | das older also: daß |
die |
| genitive | dessen older also: deß, des |
deren older also: der, dero |
dessen older also: deß, des |
derer also: deren older also: dero |
| dative | dem older also: deme |
der | dem older also: deme |
denen |
| accusative | den | die | das older also: daß |
die |
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɐ/
Etymology 1
Determiner
der f
- unstressed form of där
Declension
| Luxembourgish definite articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
| nom./acc. | deen (den) | déi (d') | dat (d') | déi (d') |
| dative | deem (dem) | där (der) | deem (dem) | deen (den) |
Etymology 2
Pronoun
der
- unstressed form of dir