Drittel

German

Alternative forms
  • Dritteil (now uncommon)
  • Drittheil, Dritttheil (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle High German dritteil n (compare dritte + Teil)

Pronunciation
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Noun

Drittel n (genitive Drittels, plural Drittel)

  1. a third

Usage notes

The noun is mostly masculine in Switzerland.

Declension
Declension of Drittel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Drittel die Drittel
genitive eines des Drittels der Drittel
dative einem dem Drittel den Dritteln
accusative ein das Drittel die Drittel

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