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einzeln

adj · [ˈaɪ̯nt͡səln] ·
Etymology

From Middle High German einzel, derived from einez, from Old High German einaz.

Translation

  1. single; lone not-comparable
  2. only, unique not-comparable
  3. separate; discrete not-comparable
  4. individual not-comparable

    Ein Wald ist mehr als nur eine Menge einzelner Bäume.

    A forest is more than just a collection of individual trees.

    1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 547

    Later, Ellen could no longer correctly remember the individual words that followed.

  5. sporadic; occasional not-comparable

einzeln

adv · [ˈaɪ̯nt͡səln] ·
Etymology

From Middle High German einzel, derived from einez, from Old High German einaz.

Translation

  1. singly
  2. individually; one by one