Teil

Alternative forms

• Theil (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German teil, akin to Old Saxon dēl; from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰail- (“part, watershed”), cognate with English deal, Dutch deel and Swedish, Norwegian, Danish del. Doublet of Deal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɪ̯l/, [tʰaɪ̯l], [tʰae̯l], [d̥ɛɪ̯l]

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Teil m (genitive Teils or Teiles, plural Teile)

1. part, fraction (of a whole, an abstract concept)
   • 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 59:

     Als wir kamen, stand ein großer Teil der Gesellschaft im ersten Zimmer um den Tisch versammelt.

     When we arrived, a large part of the party stood in the first room assembled around the table.

Noun

Teil n (genitive Teils or Teiles, plural Teile)

1. part, piece (a physical object which is used in a greater one)
2. (colloquial) thing (any object, not limited to those which are part of a greater one)
3. (slang) penis (see U.S. slang usage of thing)

Further reading

• Teil in Duden online