Zahl
See also: zahl
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zal, from Old High German zala, from Proto-Germanic *talō, from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), cognate with Danish tal, Dutch tal, Hunsrik Zaal, English tale.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zahl f (genitive Zahl, plural Zahlen)
Declension
Hyponyms
- benannte Zahl (definite quantity)
- Einwohnerzahl
- ganze Zahl (integer)
- gebrochene Zahl (fraction)
- gerade Zahl (even number)
- Gesamtzahl
- Einzahl
- Mehrzahl
Derived terms
Derived terms
- benannte Zahl (definite quantity)
- Einwohnerzahl
- Einzahl
- ganze Zahl (integer)
- gebrochene Zahl (fraction)
- gerade Zahl (even number)
- Gesamtzahl
- Mehrzahl
- ohne Zahl (countless)
- wenig an der Zahl (few in number)
- Zahlbuchstabe
- Zahlen beweisen ("numbers are convincing", a proverb)
- Zahlensystem
- Zahlenwert
- zahllos
- zahlreich
Related terms
Further reading
- “Zahl” in Duden online
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