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Einser
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German
Etymology
de :af eins -er
From de eins er.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaɪ̯nzɐ/ Germany
de De-Einser.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈaɪ̯nsɐ/ /ˈɑɛ̯n-/ [-z̥ɐ] Austria,South German
de Ein ser
Noun
m
someone or something marked with or defined by the number one
de der BMW Einser the BMW 1 [kind of car]
de Der Einser ist im Fußball fast immer der Torwart. The shirt number one is almost always the goalkeeper in football.
de Southern German Austria de Eins digit, school mark
de Die Angelsachsen schreiben den Einser als bloßen Strich ohne Haken. English-speakers write the number one as a mere stroke without a hook.
de Die Resi hat einen Einser in Deutsch. Resi has an A in German.
Usage notes
Compare with de Einer something made for one person/item. This semantic distinction between forms exists only with the number one; otherwise there is just one form (de Zweier, Dreier etc.).
Declension
m
Coordinate terms
de de Zweier (2) de Dreier (3) de Vierer (4) de Fünfer (5) de Sechser (6) de Siebener (7) de Achter (8) de Neuner (9) de Zehner (10) de Elfer (11) de Zwölfer (12) de Hunderter (100) de Tausender (1000)
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