Portion

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German

Etymology

16th century, from Latin portio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔrˈtsjoːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Por‧ti‧on
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Portion f (genitive Portion, plural Portionen, diminutive Portiönchen n)

  1. portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
  2. (informal, with certain adjectives) an amount (of some size)

Usage notes

  • The German word cannot mean “part of a whole” in general. For example such constructions as *eine Portion des Films (“a portion of the film”), *eine Portion der Straße (“a portion of the road”) would be meaningless.

Declension

Declension of Portion
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Portion die Portionen
genitive einer der Portion der Portionen
dative einer der Portion den Portionen
accusative eine die Portion die Portionen

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