Hundert

See also: hundert and hûndert

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊndɐt/
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Noun

Hundert f (genitive Hundert, plural Hunderten)

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

Declension

Noun

Hundert n (strong, genitive Hunderts, plural Hundert)

  1. hundred (unity of one hundred things)
    • 2014, Der Spiegel, 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

Derived terms

Noun

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

Declension

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Further reading

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