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German
Etymology
From Old High German fiorteil. Equivalent to vier + Teil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁtəl/, , , , ; recommended by Duden and DWDS:
Noun
Viertel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Viertels, plural Viertel)
- (fractional number) quarter, fourth
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Noun
Viertel n (strong, genitive Viertels, plural Viertel)
- Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter, neighbourhood (of a town or city)
- Synonym: (Switzerland) Quartier
Declension
Noun
Viertel n (strong or mixed, genitive Viertels, plural Viertel or Vierteln, diminutive Vierterl n)
- (regional) one-quarter liter (250 milliliter) of a specified liquid, often used in recipes.
- Synonym: Viertelliter
- Fügen Sie ein Viertel Milch hinzu. ― Add one-quarterliter of milk.
- (chiefly Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) one-quarter liter (250 milliliter) of wine.
- Sie tranken noch ein Viertel, dann gingen sie nach Hause. ― They drank a last quarter liter of wine, then they went home.
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Further reading
- “Viertel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Viertel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon