Division

See also: division and división

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō in the arithmetical sense and from French division in the military sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diviˈzi̯oːn/, [diviˈzi̯oːn] (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany (Berlin))
  • IPA(key): /d̥iviˈsi̯oːn/, [-ˈz̥i̯oːn] (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: Di‧vi‧si‧on

Noun

Division f (genitive Division, plural Divisionen)

  1. (mathematics) division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another)
  2. (military) division (military formation)

Declension

Declension of Division [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Division die Divisionen
genitive einer der Division der Divisionen
dative einer der Division den Divisionen
accusative eine die Division die Divisionen

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • Divisionsgeneral, Divisionskommandeur, Divisionsrechnung, Divisionsrest, Divisionsgeneral, Divisionszeichen
  • Ehrendivision, Heeresdivision, Luftlandedivision, Panzerdivision, Truppendivision

References

  1. ^ “Division” in Duden online

Further reading

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