Eider

See also: eider and êider

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdə/
• Rhymes: -aɪdə

Proper noun

Eider

1. A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.

Translations

Eider River

• Danish: Ejderen, Ejder c
• Georgian: აიდერი (aideri)
• German: Eider (de)
• Latin: Egdor, Eidora
• Low German:

  Dutch Low Saxon: Aider

  German Low German: Eider

• Old English: fīfeldōr n

Anagrams

• redie

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯dər/, [ˈʔaɪ̯dɐ]

Etymology 1

18th century, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, probably reaching German via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.

Noun

Eider f (genitive Eider, plural Eidern)

1. (chiefly in compounds) eider (bird)

Declension

Declension of Eider [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Eider	die	Eidern
genitive	einer	der	Eider	der	Eidern
dative	einer	der	Eider	den	Eidern
accusative	eine	die	Eider	die	Eidern

Derived terms

• Eiderente
• Eiderdaune
• Eidergans
• Eidervogel

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

die Eider f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eider)

1. Eider (a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Usage notes

• Until 1864, the Eider was the southern border of Denmark, though most of the areas now in Germany were predominantly West Germanic-speaking (Frisian, Low German, and later High German). Nevertheless there remains today a small minority of Danish-speakers north of the Eider.

Derived terms

• Eiderdäne
• Eidergrenze

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Euter, Dutch uier, English udder.

Noun

Eider n (plural Eider)

1. udder