Polyglot Dictionary

Bruchteil

/ˈbʁʊxˌtaɪ̯l/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bruchteile

Meaning

  1. fraction, split second

    Built from Bruch (break, fracture) + Teil (part).

    • Im Bruchteil einer Sekunde war er verschwunden.

      In a split second he was gone.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bruch break, fracture
  • Teil part

Practice

1 What does Bruchteil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ einer Sekunde war er verschwunden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bruchteil?

See also

nouncompound

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