Hundert
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German hundert, from Old High German hundert, from Proto-Germanic *hundaradą, from *hundą (< Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm) + *radą (“count”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHundert f (genitive Hundert, plural Hunderten)
- hundred (the number)
- Die Hundert ist die Quadratzahl von 10. ― The hundred is the square of 10.
Declension
editDeclension of Hundert [feminine]
Noun
editHundert n (strong, genitive Hunderts, plural Hundert)
- 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.
Declension
editDeclension of Hundert [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editNoun
editHundert n (strong, genitive Hunderts, plural Hunderte)
- (in the plural) hundreds of (unspecified large quantity)
- es gibt Hunderte von Sorten ― there are hundreds of varieties
Declension
editDeclension of Hundert [neuter, strong]
Alternative forms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Hundert (Zahl)” in Duden online
- “Hundert (Menge, Einheit)” in Duden online
- “Hundert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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