"außer" meaning in German

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Conjunction

IPA: /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ] Audio: De-außer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ūzer, from Old High German ūzar. More at aus. Cf. English outer, Norwegian uten-, ytre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ūzer}} Middle High German ūzer, {{inh|de|goh|ūzar}} Old High German ūzar, {{m|de|aus}} aus, {{cog|en|outer}} English outer, {{cog|no|uten-}} Norwegian uten-, {{m|no|ytre}} ytre Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} außer
  1. (standard) except; referring to a following clause or adverb Tags: standard
    Sense id: en-außer-de-conj-ScT9~jHB
  2. (colloquial, otherwise nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause Tags: colloquial, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-außer-de-conj-ZQjhYKGL Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 20 34 24 17 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ausser (english: else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection) [Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland]

Preposition

IPA: /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ] Audio: De-außer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ūzer, from Old High German ūzar. More at aus. Cf. English outer, Norwegian uten-, ytre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ūzer}} Middle High German ūzer, {{inh|de|goh|ūzar}} Old High German ūzar, {{m|de|aus}} aus, {{cog|en|outer}} English outer, {{cog|no|uten-}} Norwegian uten-, {{m|no|ytre}} ytre Head templates: {{head|de|preposition|+ dative or sometimes genitive}} außer (+ dative or sometimes genitive)
  1. except; besides; apart from Tags: genitive, sometimes, with-dative
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-3sgvAxkz
  2. out of Tags: genitive, sometimes, with-dative
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-paIYYYSL
  3. (with reflexive pronoun, [vor -- with]) beside oneself Tags: genitive, sometimes, with-dative
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-D0g0DZGX Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 27 28 0 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ausser (english: else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection) [Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland] Derived forms: außer Gefahr, außer Kraft, außer Landes, äußerlich, außer Rand und Band, außerdem

Alternative forms

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          "english": "out of the question",
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          "english": "out of action",
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          "english": "out of control",
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          "english": "out of sight",
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          "english": "out of practice",
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          "english": "out of the country",
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          "english": "away from home; away from work",
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        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, otherwise nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-außer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection",
      "tags": [
        "Liechtenstein",
        "Luxembourg",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "ausser"
    }
  ],
  "word": "außer"
}

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