Polyglot Dictionary

ehemalig

/ˈeːəˌmaːlɪç/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. former

    Built from ehe (formerly) + Mal (time) + -ig (-y).

Made of

  • ehe formerly
  • Mal time
  • -ig -y

Similar words

vergangen

Close synonyms for "past, former."

Similar in other languages

French

ancien

Close — former relates to former.

Spanish

pasado

Spanish pasado and German ehemalig (former) both describe something no longer current, from before.

Practice

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