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Tausend.

thousand (set or unit of one thousand items)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaʊ̯zənt/[ˈtaʊ̯.zn̩t]Germany/ˈtaʊ̯sɛnt/[ˈtaʊ̯.sn̩t]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. thousand (set or unit of one thousand items)

    mixed · neuter · strong
    ein halbes Tausend
    Nach dem ersten Tausend habe ich noch zwei weitere Tausend bestellt.

  2. thousands, a lot (unspecified large quantity)

    in-plural · mixed · neuter · strong
    Es kamen Tausende Zuschauer / von Zuschauern.
    Es kamen viele Tausend(e) Zuschauer / von Zuschauern.
Where this word comes from

Nominalization of tausend. The interjection is short either for potz tausend Teufel (16th century) or for Middle High German tūsentlisteler, later Tausendkünstler (“the devil as a master of a thousand ruses, arts”).

noun/ˈtaʊ̯zənt/[ˈtaʊ̯.zn̩t]Germany/ˈtaʊ̯sɛnt/[ˈtaʊ̯.sn̩t]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. thousand (the number)

    cardinal · feminine · numeral
    (Die) Tausend ist die kleinste vierstellige Zahl.
    Was bedeutet die Tausend, die du hier aufgeschrieben hast?
Where this word comes from

Nominalization of tausend. The interjection is short either for potz tausend Teufel (16th century) or for Middle High German tūsentlisteler, later Tausendkünstler (“the devil as a master of a thousand ruses, arts”).

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