erstens

German

German numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: eins, (before a noun) ein
    Ordinal: erste
    Sequence adverb: erstens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1.
    Adverbial: einmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 1-mal
    Multiplier: einfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 1-fach
    Fractional: Ganzes
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Etymology

erste +‎ -ens

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯stns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ers‧tens

Adverb

erstens

  1. first, firstly, in the first place
    Synonyms: an erster Stelle, als Erstes

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: eerstens

Further reading

  • “erstens” in Duden online
  • “erstens” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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