Teil
See also: teil
German
Alternative forms
- Theil (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old High German teil, akin to Old Saxon dēl; from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail- (“part, watershed”), cognate with English deal, Dutch deel and Swedish, Norwegian, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.
Pronunciation
Noun
Teil m (genitive Teils or Teiles, plural Teile)
- part, fraction (of a whole, an abstract concept)
- 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 59:
- Als wir kamen, stand ein großer Teil der Gesellschaft im ersten Zimmer um den Tisch versammelt.
- When we arrived, a large part of the party stood in the first room assembled around the table.
- Als wir kamen, stand ein großer Teil der Gesellschaft im ersten Zimmer um den Tisch versammelt.
- 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 59:
Declension
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Noun
Teil n (genitive Teils or Teiles, plural Teile)
- part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one)
- (colloquial) thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater one)
- (slang) penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing)
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Further reading
- “Teil” in Duden online
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