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Teil

noun · /taɪ̯l/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic *daili, akin to Old Saxon dēl, cognate with English deal, Dutch deel, Low German Deil, Swedish del, Norwegian Bokmål del, Norwegian Nynorsk del, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.

Translation

  1. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept) masculine, strong

    zum großen Teil

    largely

  2. fraction of a whole masculine, strong

    Ein großer Teil der Wähler:innen haben für die Partei gestimmt.

    A large chunk of the voterbase voted for the party.

    1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 59

    When we arrived, a large part of the party stood in the first room assembled around the table.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Teil Teile
Accusative Teil Teile
Dative Teil Teilen
Genitive Teiles Teile

Teil

noun · /taɪ̯l/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic *daili, akin to Old Saxon dēl, cognate with English deal, Dutch deel, Low German Deil, Swedish del, Norwegian Bokmål del, Norwegian Nynorsk del, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.

Translation

  1. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects) neuter, strong
  2. thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object) colloquial, neuter, strong
  3. piece of clothing colloquial, neuter, strong
  4. thing (penis) neuter, slang, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Teil Teile
Accusative Teil Teile
Dative Teil Teilen
Genitive Teiles Teile

teil

verb ·

Translation

to split, to share

singular imperative of teilen

  1. singular imperative of teilen form-of, imperative, singular