Polyglot Dictionary

Viertel

/ˈfɪʁtl̩/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Viertel

Meaning

  1. quarter; district

    Built from vier (four) + -tel (fraction).

    • Es ist Viertel nach drei.

      It's a quarter past three.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • vier four
  • -tel fraction

Similar words

bezirk

Viertel is more casual or colloquial, like a specific neighborhood with its own vibe; Bezirk is more official or administrative — both mean "district."

Practice

1 What does Viertel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es ist ___ nach drei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Viertel?

nouncompound

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