Drittel

== German == === Alternative forms === Dritteil (now uncommon) Drittheil, Dritttheil (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German dritteil n; compare dritte + Teil. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Drittel n or (alternatively in Switzerland) m (strong, genitive Drittels, plural Drittel) (fractional number) third ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Drittel” in Duden online “Drittel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)