Achtel
See also: achtel
German 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 edit
Inherited from Middle High German ahteteil n; compare achte + Teil.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Achtel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Achtels, plural Achtel)
Declension edit
Declension of Achtel [neuter // masculine (alternatively in Switzerland), strong]
Noun edit
Achtel n (strong or mixed, genitive Achtels, plural Achtel or Achteln, diminutive Achterl n)
- (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.
- (chiefly Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) 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 edit
Declension of Achtel [neuter, strong // mixed]
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Achtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Achtel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Achtel (der Achtel oder das Achtel)” in Duden online
- “Achtel (die Achtel)” in Duden online
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
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Achtel n (plural Achtel)
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Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Achtel n
- an eighth, one-eighth of something
- a furlong