hundert

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See also: Hundert and hûndert

English

Noun

hundert (plural hunderts)

  1. (UK, regional) hundred

German

German numbers (edit)
1,000[a], [b]
 ←  90  ←  99 100 101  → [a], [b] 200  → 
10
    Cardinal: hundert, einhundert
    Ordinal: hundertste
    Sequence adverb: hundertstens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 100.
    Adverbial: hundertmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 100-mal
    Multiplier: hundertfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 100-fach
    Fractional: Hundertstel

Etymology

From Middle High German hundert, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (count). The Duden derives Middle High German hundert from Old Saxon hunderod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊndɐt/
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

hundert

  1. (cardinal number) one hundred
    Synonym: einhundert

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lower Sorbian: hundert

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Early New High German hundert, from Middle High German hundert, from Old Saxon hunderod, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm; cognate with Lower Sorbian sto) + *radą (count).

Numeral

hundert

  1. hundred (100)

Synonyms

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German hundert, borrowed from Old Saxon hunderod, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą. Cognate with German hundert, English hundred.

Numeral

hundert

  1. one hundred

References

Saterland Frisian

Saterland Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  99 100 101  > 
    Cardinal : hundert
    Ordinal : hundertste

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian hunderd, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą. Cognates include West Frisian hûndert and German hundert.

Pronunciation

Numeral

hundert

  1. hundred

Derived terms

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “hundert”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN