anderer

== German == === Alternative forms === andrer Anderer (only when used substantivally) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar. Cognate with Old Saxon ōthar (whence Low German anner), Old Dutch andar (whence Dutch ander), Old Frisian ōther (whence West Frisian oar), Old English ōþer (whence English other), Old Norse annarr (whence Swedish annan, Danish anden, Icelandic annar) and Yiddish אַנדער (ander). === Pronunciation === (most of Germany, some of Austria) IPA(key): /ˈandərər/, [ˈänd(ə)ʁɐ], [ˈand(ə)ʁɐ], [ˈänd(ə)ra] (Switzerland, some of Austria and southern Germany) IPA(key): /ˈandərər/, [ˈänd(ə)rər], [ˈänd(ɛ)rɛr], [ˈɑnd(ə)rər] Hyphenation: an‧de‧rer === Adjective === anderer m (feminine andere, neuter anderes) other, different ein and(e)rer Mann ― another man das Geld and(e)rer Leute ― other people's money mit jemand ander(e)m sprechen ― to talk with someone else etwas völlig anderes ― something completely different eine vollkommen andere Person ― a completely different person (archaic) second Synonym: zweiter 1869, Die Kirchen-Geschichte des Eusebius von Cäsarea (translated by F. A. Stroth; printed in St Louis, Missouri), page 51: === Pronoun === anderer m (feminine andere, neuter anderes) another (one), others Andere (Leute) wussten es früher ― Others know it before Wir wollen das andere (Brot) ― We want the other one Wir wollen ein anderes (Brot). ― We want another one === Usage notes === Its use as an indefinite pronoun follows an adjectival declension and can be used together with the definite article (following the weak declension), indefinite article (with mixed declension) or with no article (strong declension). The German word means “other” only in the sense of “different”, not in the sense of “more”. For example, Willst du ein anderes Bier? (literally “Do you want another beer?”) means “Do you want a different beer?”. In order to convey the meaning of “more”, the adverb noch is used: Willst du noch ein Bier? The shortened forms, such as andre or andern (instead of andere, anderen) are prevalent in pronunciation. It is also correct to use them in writing, although this has become less frequent over the past decades. The 1996 reform spelling rules as of 2011 allow spellings like Anderer when the word is used substantivally (§58 (5) E4). However, forms like this might be nonstandard. If we want to use the word predicatively, the adverbialised anders is used: Sie sind ganz anders. (“They're completely different.”) === Declension === === Related terms ===