*anþeraz

Runic: ᚨᚾᚦᛖᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑn.θe.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

second
other (of two)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros, from *h₂én + *-tero- (Dunkel 2014: 28–35; Kahl 2024: 52–60, 107; Kroonen 2013: 30). The formation originally designated one member of a pair in opposition to the other, hence ‘other (of two)’ and secondarily the ordinal ‘second’; *-tero- formations independently replaced the inherited ordinal in several Indo-European branches (Kahl 2024: 12, n. 13). Cognate with Lithuanian añtras, Old Prussian antars, and Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara), the latter reflecting a merger with distinct *h₁énteros (Fulk 2018: 233; Mayrhofer 1992: 76–77).

Declension

This adjective only has a Strong declension.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	anþeraz	anþerō	anþerą, -at(ō)	anþerai	anþerôz	anþerō
Acc.	anþeranǭ	anþerǭ	anþerą, -at(ō)	anþeranz	anþerōz	anþerō
Gen.	anþeras, anþiris	anþeraizōz	anþeras, anþiris	anþeraizǫ̂	anþeraizǫ̂	anþeraizǫ̂
Dat.	anþerammai	anþeraizōi	anþerammai	anþeraimaz	anþeraimaz	anþeraimaz
Inst.	anþeranō	anþeranō	anþeranō	anþeraimiz	anþeraimiz	anþeraimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acc.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gen.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dat.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Inst.	–	–	–	–	–	–

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Descendants

*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- ander (Old Dutch)
  - ander (Middle Dutch)
    - anger (Limburgish)
    - aajer (West Flemish)
*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- ander (Old Dutch)
  - ander (Middle Dutch)
    - ander (Dutch)
      - ander (Afrikaans)
*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- ōþer, ander- (Old English)
  - other (Middle English)
    - other (English)
    - uther, ither (Scots)
*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- ōther, ōr (Old Frisian)
  - uur, our (Saterland Frisian)
  - oar (West Frisian)
*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- andar (Old High German)
  - ander, andere (Middle High German)
    - anderer, ander (German)
    - aner (Luxembourgish)
    - אַנדער (ander) (Yiddish)
*anþar, *ą̄þar (Proto-West Germanic)
- ōthar, āther, āthar, andar (Old Saxon)
  - âr, ander, ender, enger (Middle Low German)
    - anner, ander, anger (Low German)
*ᚨᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*aþaraʀ), *ᚨᚾᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*anþaraʀ), annarr (Proto-Norse)
- annarr (Old Norse)
  - annar, aðrar (Faroese)
  - annar (Icelandic)
  - annan (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*ᚨᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*aþaraʀ), *ᚨᚾᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*anþaraʀ), annarr (Proto-Norse)
- annarr (Old Norse)
  - annær, annæn (Old Danish)
    - anden (Danish)
    - annen (Norwegian Bokmål)
*ᚨᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*aþaraʀ), *ᚨᚾᚦᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*anþaraʀ), annarr (Proto-Norse)
- annarr (Old Norse)
  - annar (Old Swedish)
    - annan, andra, annor (Swedish)
𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 (anþar) (Gothic)

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