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Achtel

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German

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German numbers (edit)
80
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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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. (fractional number) eighth

Declension

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: achtel
  • Slovincian: achtel

Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Achtel n (plural Achtel)

  1. eighth

Further reading

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Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Achtel n

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