Viertelstündchen
German, noun[ˈfɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʏntçən]
Viertelstündchen is a German neuter noun meaning “quarter of an hour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “als kurz deklarierte/empfundene Viertelstunde”.
What does Viertelstündchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterquarter of an hour
- 2
neutera small amount of time, a moment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. als kurz deklarierte/empfundene Viertelstunde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Viertelstündchen
- Viertelstündchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Viertelstündchen?
- [ˈfɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʏntçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Viertelstündchen in German?
Viertelstündchen appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).