Drittel

German
German numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
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    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
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Alternative forms
  • Dritteil (now uncommon)
  • Drittheil, Dritttheil (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Noun

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

  1. (fractional number) third

Declension
Declension of Drittel [neuter // masculine (alternatively in Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Drittel die Drittel
genitive eines des Drittels der Drittel
dative einem dem Drittel den Dritteln
accusative ein, einen das, den Drittel die Drittel

Further reading
  • “Drittel” in Duden online
  • “Drittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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