Zahl

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zal, from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic *talō, from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to reckon, calculate”), cognate with Danish tal, Dutch tal, Hunsrik Zaal, English tale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Noun

Zahl f (genitive Zahl, plural Zahlen)

  1. number, numeral, figure
  2. tails (side of a coin)

Declension

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

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Further reading

  • “Zahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zahl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zahl” in Duden online
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