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Portion
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portion
German
Etymology
16th century, from de la portio.
Pronunciation
de /pɔrˈtsjoːn/
de De-Portion.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Por ti on
de oːn 2
Noun
f ^chen
portion, an allocated amount, de chiefly a portion of food, a serving, helping
de informal with certain adjectives an amount (of some size)
Usage notes
The German word cannot mean “part of a whole” in general. For example such constructions as de *eine Portion des Films a portion of the film, de *eine Portion der Straße a portion of the road would be meaningless.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de halbe Portion
de portionieren
de portionsweise
Further reading
de