ebenfalls German · revision 34990

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈeːbn̩fals/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''ebenfalls'''^(Wiktionary)

+ In the 16th and 17th centuries it was also spelled ''ebensfals''.^(DWB2|7, 18) Paul cites ''ebensfalls'' from Albertinus in 1598 and the separate genitive ''ebenes Falls'' from 1652.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a univerbation of an older adverbial genitive phrase meaning “in an equal case”, made of the adjective [[eben]] and the noun [[Fall]].^(Wiktionary)^(Duden 7 2007)^(DWB2|7, 18) The Duden dates the joined form to the 16th century, where it replaced the older phrase.^(Duden 7 2007)^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ The adjective goes back to [[goh|eban|t=even, equal]] and [[gem-pro|*ebnaz|t=even, equal]], seen also in [[got|𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃|tr=ibns]], [[non|jafn]] and [[ang|efen]].^(Kluge 2011|226)^(Köbler AHD) Its further origin is unclear.^(Kluge 2011|226)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first quotation in the revised Grimm dictionary is from a Frankfurt guild ordinance of 1565, where a journeyman who insults another is ''ebenfals'' to be fined half a week's wage, that is “likewise”.^(DWB2|7, 18)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ From the start the word added a further case to what had been said, “likewise, also”.^(DWB2|7, 18) In older texts it could also mean “in the same way”, sometimes paired with ''wie'', as in a 1756 chemistry text; this use has died out.^(DWB2|7, 18) Kaspar Stieler listed the word in 1691, and Paul glosses it “in agreement with what precedes, also”.^(Paul 2002) The Grimms' dictionary gave it the Latin equivalents ''itidem'' and ''aeque''.^(DWB|3, 14)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1565 – First record, in a Frankfurt guild ordinance.^(DWB2|7, 18)

+ * 1598 – Albertinus writes ''ebensfalls''.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 1652 – The separate phrase ''ebenes Falls'' is still used.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 1691 – Kaspar Stieler records the word in his dictionary.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|likewise|alt=Likewise]], [[m|en|also]], too: ''Ihr Bruder war ebenfalls eingeladen'' “her brother was invited too”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # In ''danke, ebenfalls!'', a reply to a good wish: the same to you.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[eben]]

+ * [[Fall]]

+ * [[ebenso]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}