ieder

From Dutch ieder.

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ieder

1. (rather rare, literary) everyone; everybody

• elkeen
• iedereen

ieder

1. (in expressions only) Alternative form of iedere (“every”)

   in ieder geval — “in every (i.e. any) case”

From Middle Dutch ieder, jeder, from Old Dutch *iowether, *iother. A compound of io (“always”) (from Proto-Germanic *aiw) + wether (“whether”) (from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz). Cognate with English either, German jeder.

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• Rhymes: -idər

ieder

1. each
2. any

   in ieder geval ― in any case

Declension of ieder
uninflected	ieder
inflected	iedere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		ieder
indefinite	m./f. sing.	iedere
	n. sing.	ieder
	plural	iedere
definite		iedere
partitive

• elk
• alle
• iegelijk (obsolete)

• Berbice Creole Dutch: idri
• Negerhollands: ider

ieder m or f (genitive ieders)

1. everybody, everyone

• riede