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German
Etymology
Equivalent to zwölf + Teil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡svœlftəl/,
- Hyphenation: Zwölf‧tel
Noun
Zwölftel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Zwölftels, plural Zwölftel)
- (fractional number) twelfth
- Synonym: zwölfter Teil
Declension
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- Drittel, Viertel, Sechstel, Achtel, Neuntel
- Zehntel, Elftel, Dreizehntel, Siebzehntel, Achtzehntel, Neunzehntel
- Zwanzigstel, Einundzwanzigstel, Zweiundzwanzigstel, Vierundzwanzigstel
- Hundertzwanzigstel
Further reading
- “Zwölftel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zwölftel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon