einander

Meaning

Reciprocal pronoun of all three plural persons: each other

Concepts

each other

one another

mutually

together

mutual

reciprocally

with each other

reciprocal

fellow

Synonyms

gegenseitig

sich

wechselseitig

reziprok

untereinander

zusammen

gegeneinander

gegenüber

miteinander

aufeinander

Translations

mutuamente

elkaar

l'un l'autre

réciproquement

mutuellement

birbiri

over en weer

el uno al otro

l’un l’autre

entre si

les uns les autres

um ao outro

ensemble

elkander

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

enander

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪ̯ˈnandɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: -

In summary

From Middle High German einander, from Old High German compound of ein (“one”) + andar (“other”, modern German ander). Semantically limited by the ein (“one”) to singular contexts, similar to one another or each other.
The combined form einander does not inflect in modern German, and may be used unchanged in dative and accusative grammatical cases. Older forms could show inflection on the second ander portion, or on both the ein and ander portions. Any prepositions, which grammatically and semantically would apply to the second ander portion of the word, were already appearing in front of the compound term in Old High German, and in New High German (i.e., modern German), prepositions are compounded onto the front of the term.

Sentences

Gebt einander ein Zeichen des Friedens .

Give each other a sign of peace.

Sie besuchte es oft im Tierpark und sie erzählten einander ihre Geheimnisse .

She often visited it at the zoo and they told each other their secrets.