Achtel

See also: achtel

German

German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: acht
    Ordinal: achte
    Sequence adverb: achtens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8.
    Adverbial: achtmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 8-mal
    Multiplier: achtfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 8-fach
    Fractional: Achtel
    Polygon: Achteck
    Polygon abbreviation: 8-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: achteckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 8-eckig
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Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German ahteteil n; compare achte + Teil.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaxtəl/, [ˈaxtl̩]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Achtel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Achtels, plural Achtel)

    1. (fractional number) eighth

    Declension

    Declension of Achtel [neuter // masculine (alternatively in Switzerland), strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das, der Achtel die Achtel
    genitive eines des Achtels der Achtel
    dative einem dem Achtel den Achteln
    accusative ein, einen das, den Achtel die Achtel

    Noun

    Achtel n (strong or mixed, genitive Achtels, plural Achtel or Achteln, diminutive Achterl n)

    1. (regional) one-eighth liter (125 milliliter) of a specified liquid, often used in recipes.
      Synonym: Achtelliter
      Fügen Sie ein Achtel Milch hinzu. ― Add one-eighth liter of milk.
    2. (chiefly Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, South Tyrol) one-eighth liter (125 milliliter) of wine.
      Sie tranken noch ein Achtel, dann gingen sie nach Hause. ― They drank a last one-eighth liter of wine, then they went home.

    Declension

    Declension of Achtel [neuter, strong // mixed]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Achtel die Achtel, Achteln
    genitive eines des Achtels der Achtel, Achteln
    dative einem dem Achtel den Achteln
    accusative ein das Achtel die Achtel, Achteln

    Descendants

    • → Kashubian: achtel
    • → Slovincian: achtel

    Further reading

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈaxtl̩/

    Noun

    Achtel n (plural Achtel)

    1. eighth

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Achtel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Achtel n

    1. an eighth, one-eighth of something
    2. a furlong
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