eines
German, article/ˈaɪ̯nəs/
eines is spelled E-I-N-E-S (5 letters) and appears 813 times per million words in written German, the 121st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eines is a German masculine article meaning “genitive masculine/neuter singular of ein: a, an” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive masculine/neuter singular of ein.
What does eines mean in English?
number
- 1
masculineneutergenitive masculine/neuter singular of ein
article
- 1
masculineneutergenitive masculine/neuter singular of ein: a, an
pronoun
- 1
neuterstrong nominative/accusative neuter singular
- 2
masculineneuterstrong genitive masculine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
determiner: 1. [1] unbestimmter Artikel des Maskulinums im Genitiv 2. [2] unbestimmter Artikel des Neutrums im Genitiv
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eines
- eins alternative
- ein masculine nominative singular
- eine feminine nominative singular
- einer feminine genitive singular
- einem dative masculine singular
- einen accusative masculine singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eines?
- /ˈaɪ̯nəs/
- [ˈaɪ̯nəs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eines in German?
eines appears 813 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).