Hälfte

== German == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlftə/ === Noun === Hälfte f (genitive Hälfte, plural Hälften) half; fifty percent of something half, share; any of two correlating pieces, whatever the size (chiefly informal) middle; the virtual line where two equal halves meet ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== halb halbieren === Further reading === “Hälfte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hälfte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Hälfte” in Duden online Hälfte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de