Drittel

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German

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German numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: drei
    Ordinal: dritte
    Sequence adverb: drittens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3.
    Adverbial: dreimal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 3-mal
    Multiplier: dreifach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 3-fach
    Fractional: Drittel
    Polygon: Dreieck
    Polygon abbreviation: 3-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: dreieckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 3-eckig

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German dritteil n; compare dritte + Teil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Drittel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Drittels, plural Drittel)

  1. (fractional number) third

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Drittel” in Duden online
  • Drittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache