erstere

== German == === Etymology === Comparative form of erste (“first”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔɛɐ̯stəʁɐ] Hyphenation: ers‧te‧re === Adjective === erstere (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular ersterer, not comparable) former (first of aforementioned two items) first (first of aforementioned three or more items) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “erstere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erstere” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon