Prozent

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian per cento, from Latin per (“through, by”) and centum (“hundred”), modified by the influence of Latin pro (“for”) or German pro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁoˈt͡sɛnt/
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Noun

Prozent n (strong, genitive Prozentes or Prozents, plural Prozente)

  1. percent
    Synonyms: Hundertstel, vom Hundert, von Hundert
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 2/2010, page 125:
      Kohlendioxid trägt durch seine Menge mehr als jedes andere Treibhausgas zum Klimawandel bei, doch seine Konzentration in der Luft beträgt weniger als 0,04 Prozent.
      Carbon dioxide contributes by its amount more than any other greenhouse gas to climate change, but its concentration in the air is less than 0.04 percent.

Usage notes

The plural Prozente is only used to mean different percent values or percentages: „Was sind die genauen Prozente für A und B?“ "What are the exact percentages of A and B?" Otherwise, like in English, the singular is used: fünfzig Prozent "fifty percent".

Declension

Declension of Prozent
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Prozent die Prozente
genitive eines des Prozentes, Prozents der Prozente
dative einem dem Prozent, Prozente1 den Prozenten
accusative ein das Prozent die Prozente

1Now rare, see notes.

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Noun

Prozent m

  1. percent

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