German word

eintausend

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaɪ̯nˌtaʊ̯zn̩t/

Meaning

  • numberone thousand

Example

Ich habe eintausend Euro gespart.

I have saved one thousand euros.

Illustration for eintausend (one thousand)

More examples

In der Stadt leben eintausend Menschen.

One thousand people live in the city.

Core concept

A number counter stopping at the milestone of ten hundreds.

Common phrases

  • eintausend Euro

    one thousand euros

  • eintausend Menschen

    one thousand people

  • eintausend Mal

    one thousand times

Similar words

tausend: The number 1,000, commonly used in everyday speech and writing.

Definition in German

Grundzahl für 1000; bezeichnet die Menge von tausend Einheiten.

Word origin

Eintausend was formed by combining ein with tausend, whose Germanic ancestry is also reflected in English thousand.

Usage tips

  • As a numeral, eintausend normally precedes the counted noun directly, as in eintausend Euro, without a plural ending on eintausend.

Opposites

Related words

  • tausendfachthousandfoldadjective
  • Tausenderthousandnoun
  • tausendstethousandthordinal number

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