einstens

German

Etymology

A variation of earlier einsten, likely in analogy to meistens, erstens and similar adverbs. Analyzable as einst +‎ -ens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯nstn̩s], [ˈʔaɪ̯nstəns]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Adverb

einstens

  1. (dated, literary) synonym of einst

Further reading

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