allererste

German

Etymology

From Early New High German allererst (adv.), from Middle High German allerērst, from Old High German allero ērist.[1] By surface analysis, aller- (intensifying prefix) + erste (first)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalɐˌʔeːɐ̯stə/
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Adjective

allererste (strong nominative masculine singular allererster, not comparable)

  1. (intensifying) very first [from 15th c.]
    Antonym: allerletzte
    • 2021 December 14, Gareth Joswig, quoting Dietmar Friedhoff, “Vorsitz des Innenausschusses: Ausgrenzen – aber richtig”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Laut einer von ihm gehaltenen Rede müssten die Grünen und Angela Merkel „als allererste weg … Das sind die, die unser Volk auflösen wollen, und deswegen müssen wir radikal dagegen vorgehen.“
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Declension

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References

  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), allererst”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

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