"einst" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: [ʔaɪ̯nst] Audio: De-einst.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German einst, einest, from Old High German einēst, eines (“once”), from ein (“one”). More at once. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|einst}} Middle High German einst, {{der|de|goh|einēst}} Old High German einēst Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} einst, {{de-adv}} einst
  1. once, formerly (a long time ago) Synonyms: früher, einstens
    Sense id: en-einst-de-adv-WFSsy8v~ Categories (other): Past Disambiguation of Past: 59 41 0
  2. (dated) one day, at one point (sometime in the far future) Tags: dated Synonyms: irgendwann
    Sense id: en-einst-de-adv-b5oX1-mW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Future Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 62 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 68 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 75 7 Disambiguation of Future: 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete) once, a single time (a single repetition) Tags: obsolete Coordinate_terms: zwier (english: twice)
    Sense id: en-einst-de-adv-G08WupXH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: einstig, einstens
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "einstig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "one day, at one point (sometime in the far future)"
      ],
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          "point",
          "point"
        ]
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        "(dated) one day, at one point (sometime in the far future)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "irgendwann"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "english": "twice",
          "translation": "twice",
          "word": "zwier"
        }
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        "once, a single time (a single repetition)"
      ],
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) once, a single time (a single repetition)"
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ʔaɪ̯nst]"
    },
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
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    {
      "word": "einstig"
    },
    {
      "word": "einstens"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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  "pos": "adv",
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        "once, formerly (a long time ago)"
      ],
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        [
          "once",
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          "formerly",
          "formerly"
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          "word": "früher"
        },
        {
          "word": "einstens"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "one day, at one point (sometime in the far future)"
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          "one day",
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          "point",
          "point"
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        "(dated) one day, at one point (sometime in the far future)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "irgendwann"
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      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ]
    },
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        "German terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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          "translation": "twice",
          "word": "zwier"
        }
      ],
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        "once, a single time (a single repetition)"
      ],
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          "once",
          "once"
        ],
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          "time",
          "time"
        ]
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        "(obsolete) once, a single time (a single repetition)"
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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