der
/dɜː/
der interjection: disdainful indication that something is obvious. Also the nonstandard form of there.
Interjection
Proper noun capitalized: Der
IPA/ˈdɛɹ/
Der (plural Ders)
- A surname.
- A nickname for Derek, Derrick, etc.
- "Shit, Derek. [...] Der, you can't do everything alone all the time. You don't need to be so secretive."2018 February 24, Mel Bossa, Split, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN
- “[...] Derrick!” He bolted up in his chair so fast, his feet fell to the floor with a thunk. “Huh! What?” “Der!” I stood in alarm, holding my hands out to him with a fierce whisper. “Calm down, it's me.” Derrick yanked me into an embrace[…]2019 April 17, Kaitlin Bevis, Blood and Other Matter, ImaJinn Books, →ISBN
Also used as
der is also the nonstandard form of there.
der meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
der in Hindi
- डेर
der in Tamil
- டெர்
der in Urdu
- ڈیر
der in Telugu
- డెర్
More languagesFewer languages
- der in Malayalam
- ദേർ, ഡെർ
- der in Kannada
- ದೆರ್
- der in Odia
- ଦେର୍
- der in Nepali
- डेर
Examples of der in a sentence
- German uses the masculine form of the definite article, der, with Student.
- The discovery of Verner's law provided an explanation for the medial voiced plosive in Old English fæder "father".
- Was nach einem harmlosen Streich klingen mag, wird zum Akt der Demütigung.
Synonyms of der
Forms of der
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | dere |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ders |
Origin of der
Imitative. Compare dur.
Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.
* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.
Words formed from der
Phrases with der
- Van der Hum
- Auf der Maur
- Van der Valk
- van der Sloot
- van der Vegte
- van der Waals
- von der Heydt
- Bruck an der Mur
- van der Waals gas
- Van der Waals law
- Spittal an der Drau
- van der Waals force
18 more phrasesFewer phrases
- van der Waals gases
- van der Waals forces
- van der Waals radius
- van der Waals strain
- van der Waals volume
- Frankfurt an der Oder
- Kirchdorf an der Krems
- Sankt Veit an der Glan
- Van der Waals equation
- van der Woude syndrome
- Waidhofen an der Thaya
- Brandenburg an der Havel
- van der Waerden's theorem
- van der Grinten projection
- van der Grinten projections
- van der Waals equation of state
- Der Kaloustian-Jarudi-Khoury syndrome
- Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thaya
Words that rhyme with der
Questions about der
- What does der mean?
- Der means disdainful indication that something is obvious.
- What is der in Hindi?
- Der in Hindi is डेर. See Der meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is der?
- Der can be an interjection or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce der?
- Der is pronounced /dɜː/.
Words near der in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: der (page history and authors); Der (page history and authors); der (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); der (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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