aller Herren Ländern

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, countries of all the lords.

Phrase

aller Herren Ländern

  1. (set phrase, somewhat dated) everywhere; [from/in] many countries
    aus aller Herren Ländern kommen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    in aller Herren Ländern sein(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

The traditional (and grammatically correct) form is …Ländern (when used with aus or in that require a dative), but aller Herren Länder is now more common and treated as an exception in some grammars.

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