außerdem German · revision 35031

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * [ˈaʊ̯sɐdeːm], [aʊ̯sɐˈdeːm]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''außerdem'''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a fusion of [[außer]] with [[dem]], the dative of the article and pronoun.^(Wiktionary)^(Paul 2002) Campe, in 1807, still preferred writing it separately.^(Campe 1807) The preposition is [[gmh|ūzer]], [[goh|ūzar]], [[gem-pro|*ūtar-]], from the root of [[aus]], [[ine-pro|*ud-|t=out]].^(Kluge 2011|76) Wiktionary compares [[la|praeterea|t=besides]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Paul cites the word from the 18th century, in the sense “apart from that”.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In the 18th century ''außerdem daß'' was used like a conjunction, “besides the fact that”, by Goethe and Schiller.^(Paul 2002) In a letter to Schiller of 1796 Goethe used ''außerdem'' where one would now say [[außerhalb]].^(Paul 2002) Today it is a sentence adverb meaning “in addition, moreover”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 18th century – ''außerdem daß'' is used as a conjunction.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 1796 – Goethe uses ''außerdem'' for “outside it” in a letter to Schiller.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 1807 – Campe recommends writing ''außer dem''.^(Campe 1807)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|besides|alt=Besides]], in addition, [[m|en|moreover]]: ''das Hotel war teuer und außerdem laut''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[außer]]

+ * [[außerhalb]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}