See also: hundert and hûndert

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hundert, from Old High German hundert, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (count).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊndɐt/
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Noun

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Hundert f (genitive Hundert, plural Hunderten)

  1. hundred (the number)
    Die Hundert ist die Quadratzahl von 10.The hundred is the square of 10.

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Hundert n (strong, genitive Hunderts, plural Hundert)

  1. hundred (unity of one hundred things)
    • 2014, Der Spiegel[1], number 21/2014, page 62:
      Aber erst in Beirut lernte sie, wie professionelles Kochen geht, die Logistik, das Timing, die Organisation, um mehrere Hundert Mahlzeiten zuzubereiten.
      But not until Beirut she learned how professional cooking works, the logistics, the timing, the organization for preparing several hundred meals.

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Hundert n (strong, genitive Hunderts, plural Hunderte)

  1. (in the plural) hundreds of (unspecified large quantity)
    es gibt Hunderte von Sortenthere are hundreds of varieties

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