Portion

See also: portion

German

Etymology

16th century, from Latin portio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔrˈtsjoːn/
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Hyphenation: Por‧ti‧on
Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

Portion f (genitive Portion, plural Portionen, diminutive Portiönchen n)

portion, an allocated amount, (chiefly) a portion of food, a serving, helping
(informal, with certain adjectives) an amount (of some size)

Usage notes

The German word cannot mean “part of a whole” in general. For example such constructions as *eine Portion des Films (“a portion of the film”), *eine Portion der Straße (“a portion of the road”) would be meaningless.

Declension

Declension of Portion [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Portion	die	Portionen
genitive	einer	der	Portion	der	Portionen
dative	einer	der	Portion	den	Portionen
accusative	eine	die	Portion	die	Portionen

Derived terms

halbe Portion
portionieren
portionsweise

Further reading

Portion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Portion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Portion” in Duden online
“Portion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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