einst

From Middle High German einst, einest, from Old High German einēst, eines (“once”), from ein (“one”). More at once.

• IPA^(key): [ʔaɪ̯nst]

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einst

1. once, formerly (a long time ago)

   Synonyms: früher, (rare) einstens

2. (dated) one day, at one point (sometime in the far future)

   Synonym: irgendwann

3. (obsolete) once, a single time (a single repetition)

   Coordinate term: zwier (“twice”)

• Einst is rarely used in informal registers, and tends to have connotations of profound change or historical developments, while früher is also used informally and for smaller-scale comparisons between past and present.

• einstig
• einstens

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• einast

einst

1. supine of einast