Ader

See also: ader and åder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.

Akin to Saterland Frisian Äddere, Danish åre, Dutch ader, English edder, Middle English edre and Icelandic æð (from Old Norse æðr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaːdɐ/

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Noun

Ader f (genitive Ader, plural Adern, diminutive Äderlein n)

1. blood vessel
2. a vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure
3. gift, disposition

Declension

Declension of Ader [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ader	die	Adern
genitive	einer	der	Ader	der	Adern
dative	einer	der	Ader	den	Adern
accusative	eine	die	Ader	die	Adern

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Äderlein
• Blutader
• Geäder
• Pulsader
• Schlagader
• Spannader

Further reading

• “Ader” in Duden online
• “Ader” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache