Teil

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪ̯l/, , ,
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Teil m (strong, genitive Teiles or Teils, plural Teile)

  1. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
    zum großen Teil. ― largely.
  2. fraction of a whole
    Antonyms: Ganzes, Ganzheit, Gesamtheit
    • 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 59:
      Als wir kamen, stand ein großer Teil der Gesellschaft im ersten Zimmer um den Tisch versammelt.
      When we arrived, a large part of the party stood in the first room assembled around the table.

Declension

Declension of Teil
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teil die Teile
genitive eines des Teiles, Teils der Teile
dative einem dem Teil, Teile1 den Teilen
accusative einen den Teil die Teile

1Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Teil n (strong, genitive Teiles or Teils, plural Teile)

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

Declension

Declension of Teil
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Teil die Teile
genitive eines des Teiles, Teils der Teile
dative einem dem Teil, Teile1 den Teilen
accusative ein das Teil die Teile

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Teil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Teil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Teil” in Duden online
  • Teil on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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