einmal

German

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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

From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to ein +‎ -mal. Compare Middle Low German ênmâl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯nmaːl/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪma/
• Homophone: Eimer (colloquial)

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Adverb

einmal

1. once, one time (one and only one time)

   Ich werde das nur einmal sagen.

   I'm only going to say it once.

2. once (formerly; during some period in the past)

   Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. ― There was once a beautiful princess.

3. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
4. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
5. one order (of food)

   Einmal Pommes, bitte.

   I'll have (one order of) fries, please.

Derived terms

• einmal ist keinmal
• es war einmal
• auf einmal
• nicht einmal
• noch einmal
• einmalig

Related terms

• einfach, einköpfig
• zweimal, dreimal, viermal, fünfmal, sechsmal
• manchmal