Polyglot Dictionary

Drittel

/ˈdʁɪtl̩/

das 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 Drittel

Meaning

  1. third

    Built from dritt (third) + -el (fraction).

    • Ein Drittel der Klasse fehlt.

      A third of the class is missing.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • dritt third
  • -el fraction

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

troisième

troisième is the French word for the same thing — both mean "third."

Portuguese

terceiro

terceiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "third."

Practice

1 What does Drittel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ der Klasse fehlt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Drittel?

nouncompound

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