Portion
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
16th century, from Latin portio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Declension of Portion [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Portion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Portion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Portion” in Duden online
- “Portion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon