Eider
English
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editEider
- A river in Germany, the boundary between Schleswig and Holstein.
Translations
editEider River
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit18th century, from Icelandic æður, from Old Norse æðr, probably reaching German via Swedish eider (now ejder), from a North Germanic root.
Noun
editEider f (genitive Eider, plural Eidern)
- (chiefly in compounds) eider (bird)
Declension
editDeclension of Eider [feminine]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editdie Eider f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eider)
- Eider (a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editPennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German Euter, Dutch uier, English udder.
Noun
editEider n (plural Eider)
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- en:Rivers in Germany
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- de:Rivers in Schleswig-Holstein
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