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
-
part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
masculine, strong
zum großen Teil
largely
- part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects) neuter, strong
- component source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- block source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- portion source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
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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.
- thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object) colloquial, neuter, strong
- piece of clothing colloquial, neuter, strong
- thing (penis) neuter, slang, strong
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Teil | Teile |
| Accusative | Teil | Teile |
| Dative | Teil | Teilen |
| Genitive | Teiles | Teile |