teilen

Meaning

1. (weak) to split, to share
2. (weak) to divide

Concepts

divide

share

separate

split

part

cut

crack

rip

break

tear

distribute

sever

intersect

apportion

fractionate

disjoin

decompose

debit

enter in one’s account

retail

share in

dilute

halve

smash

toe the mark

collate

divide among

partition out

sort

distinguish

differentiate

make distinctions

chop

chop wood

cut firewood

claw

destroy

pass out

take apart

set apart

sow

shed

participate

sunder

drill

disconnect

disunite

divvy

allocate

break down

disunit

Hyphenated as

tei‧len

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪ̯lən/

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German teilen, from Proto-West Germanic *dailijan (“to divide, part, deal”). Cognate with English deal.