Polyglot Dictionary

ehemals

/ˈeːəˌmaːls/

adverb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. formerly

    • Das Haus war ehemals ein Hotel.

      The house was formerly a hotel.

Similar words

einst

Close synonyms for "formerly"; both are literary/formal, used in writing rather than everyday speech.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

outrora

outrora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "formerly."

Practice

1 What does ehemals mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Haus war ___ ein Hotel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ehemals?

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