Zentner

German

Alternative forms
  • Centner (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin centēnārius (“containing hundred”), from centum (“hundred”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛntnɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Zent‧ner
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Noun

Zentner m (strong, genitive Zentners, plural Zentner)

  1. (Germany) hundredweight (50 kilograms or 100 lbs)
  2. (Austria, Switzerland) quintal (100 kilograms or 200 lbs)
    Synonym: (Germany) Doppelzentner

Declension
Declension of Zentner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zentner die Zentner
genitive eines des Zentners der Zentner
dative einem dem Zentner den Zentnern
accusative einen den Zentner die Zentner

Derived terms

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