Feminin

Hälfte

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (feminine) half; fifty percent of something
  2. (feminine) half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size
  3. (feminine, informal) middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet

Frequenz

B1
Dialekte

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

helfti

Zürich

Zürich

helfti

Daten bereitgestellt von: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈhɛlftə/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Low German helfte, derived from half (“half”). The form entered Early Modern German via Central German. Equivalent to halb (“half”) + -te. The alternation -b- ↔ -ft- has not been levelled, probably because the same alternation occurs also—for different reasons—in native High German words (compare schreiben ↔ Schrift). Cognate with Dutch helft.

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