ehemalig
former, ex-
English translations
- 01
former
- 02
previous
- 03
late
Word details
- German meaning
- Was früher einmal war, aber jetzt nicht mehr ist.
- English meaning
- Former
- Synonym
- früher, vormalig
- German example
- Er ist ein ehemaliger Fußballspieler.
- English example
- He is a former football player.
Related words
- bisherig
Hitherto means until now, previously, or preceding.
- abtrünnig
Defector
- jugoslawisch
Yugoslavian
- BGS
Federal Border Guard
- Widersacher
adversary
- Altlast
A contaminated site refers to a piece of land that is polluted with harmful substances due to previous industrial or commercial use.
- Trabant
Trabant (East German car)
- Trabant
Trabant (East German car)
- Colonie
Colony
- Hofburg
Hofburg
- Sowchos
Sovkhoz (state farm)
- Erbitterung
Bitterness, Resentment
- D-Mark
D-Mark
- prozessieren
to litigate, to sue
- früher
earlier
- seitherig
Previous, since then
- vormalig
Former
- damalig
Former, back then
- ostdeutsch
East German refers to something that comes from or relates to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR).
- vorherig
Previous means earlier in time or order.
- neokolonialistisch
Neocolonialist
- serbisch-montenegrinisch
Serbo-Montenegrin, relating to the former union of Serbia and Montenegro or the languages spoken there.
- tschechoslowakisch
Czechoslovakian
- volkseigen
People's property
- Franc
Franc
- Ossi
East German
- DM
DM (Deutsche Mark)
- Kadett
Kadett
- Tschechoslowake
Czechoslovak is a colloquial, sometimes derogatory term for a person from the former Czechoslovakia.
- Tschechoslowakin
Czechoslovakian is the female form of Czechoslovak, meaning a woman from the former Czechoslovakia.
- Prokonsulat
A proconsulate was, in the Roman Empire, the office or term of office of a proconsul, a former consul who administered a province.
- ODESSA
ODESSA
- Reichspfennig
Reichspfennig (historical German coin)
- Bundesgrenzschutz
Federal Border Guard
- Altarm
Oxbow lake
- Trumpist
Trumpist
- Feindin
Female enemy
- Lat
Lat
- Kriegsminister
Minister of War
- Klassentreffen
Class reunion
- Ostmann
Easterner (derogatory term for someone from the former East Germany)
- sowjetisch
Soviet
- einstig
Former
- Hasse
Hatred
- Ressentiment
Resentment
- Thatcherismus
Thatcherism
- Ex
Ex
- Ex
Ex
- Reichsanstalt
Imperial Institute
Example sentences with “ehemalig”
Mein ehemaliger Lehrer kommt zu Besuch. (My former teacher is coming to visit.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'ehemalig' be used for inanimate objects?
Yes, it can be used for former buildings, former companies, etc.