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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German helfte, derived from half (“half”). The form entered Early Modern German via Central German. Equivalent to halb (“half”) + -te. The alternation -b- ↔ -ft- has not been levelled, probably because the same alternation occurs also—for different reasons—in native High German words (compare schreiben ↔ Schrift). Cognate with Dutch helft.
Pronunciation
Noun
Hälfte f (genitive Hälfte, plural Hälften)
- half; fifty percent of something
Jeder von uns kriegt die Hälfte.- Each of us gets half.
- half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size
Ich will die größere Hälfte!- I want the bigger half!
- (chiefly informal) middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet
Hier ist die Hälfte vom Spielfeld.- This is the middle of the pitch.
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