אָדער

Yiddish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔdəʀ/
  • (some dialects) Homophone: אָדר‎ (oder)

Etymology 1

From Old High German odar (compare modern German oder), from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (compare Old English ōþer, oþer, modern English other, or), from Proto-Indo-European *ánteros (“other”).

Conjunction

אָדער • (oder)

  1. or
    ‏אָדער...אָדער...‎‎ ― oder...oder... ― either...or...

Etymology 2

From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā. Cognates include German Ader and Luxembourgish Oder.

Noun

אָדער • (oder) m, plural אָדערן‎ (odern)

  1. (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
Derived terms
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