Doppelzentner
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]doppel- (“double”) + Zentner (“hundredweight”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Doppelzentner m (strong, genitive Doppelzentners, plural Doppelzentner)
- (Germany) two Zentner (metric hundredweight); quintal (200 pounds or 100 kg)
- Synonym: Dezitonne
- 2011, “Ich habe mich vertan”, performed by Helge Schneider:
- Ich kaufe 200 Gramm Kartoffeln und vier Doppelzentner Mailänder Salami
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Doppelzentner [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Doppelzentner” in Duden online
- “Doppelzentner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache