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Teil.

part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/taɪ̯l/[tʰaɪ̯l][tʰae̯l][d̥ɛɪ̯l]
  1. part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)

    masculine · strong
    zum großen Teil
  2. fraction of a whole

    masculine · strong
    Ein großer Teil der Wähler:innen haben für die Partei gestimmt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic *daili, akin to Old Saxon dēl, cognate with English deal, Dutch deel, Low German Deil, Swedish del, Norwegian Bokmål del, Norwegian Nynorsk del, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.

noun/taɪ̯l/[tʰaɪ̯l][tʰae̯l][d̥ɛɪ̯l]
  1. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one, often in relation to inanimate objects)

    neuter · strong
  2. thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater object)

    colloquial · neuter · strong
  3. piece of clothing

    colloquial · neuter · strong
  4. thing (penis)

    neuter · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic *daili, akin to Old Saxon dēl, cognate with English deal, Dutch deel, Low German Deil, Swedish del, Norwegian Bokmål del, Norwegian Nynorsk del, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.

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