einmal

== German == === 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) === Adverb === einmal once, one time (one and only one time) once (formerly; during some period in the past) Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. ― There was once a beautiful princess. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future) first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations) one order (of food) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== einfach, einköpfig zweimal, dreimal, viermal, fünfmal, sechsmal manchmal === Further reading === “einmal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “einmal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “einmal” in Duden online