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oder.

or

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈoːdər/[ˈʔoː.dɐ]
  1. or

    Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German oder (whence also Yiddish אָדער (oder)), from Old High German odar, an alteration of odo by analogy with wedar (whence modern weder). The form odo is an assimilated, unstressed form of eddo (also edo), itself cognate with Old Saxon ettho, Old English eþþa, oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau). This formation is of uncertain origin: While the second component is Proto-Germanic *þau, the first may be *eh, *iþ (cf. Gothic 𐌹𐌸 (iþ)), or *jaba(i) (whence German ob, cf. Dutch ofte).

particle/ˈoːdər/[ˈʔoː.dɐ]
  1. right?; is it?; is it not?

    Es ist heute kalt, oder?
    Das war keine so gute Idee, oder?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German oder (whence also Yiddish אָדער (oder)), from Old High German odar, an alteration of odo by analogy with wedar (whence modern weder). The form odo is an assimilated, unstressed form of eddo (also edo), itself cognate with Old Saxon ettho, Old English eþþa, oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau). This formation is of uncertain origin: While the second component is Proto-Germanic *þau, the first may be *eh, *iþ (cf. Gothic 𐌹𐌸 (iþ)), or *jaba(i) (whence German ob, cf. Dutch ofte).

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