partikel

From Latin particula, diminutive of pars (“part, piece”).

• IPA^(key): /partikəl/, [pʰɑˈtˢiɡ̊l̩]

partikel c (singular definite partiklen, plural indefinite partikler)

1. particle (little, almost invisible part of matter)
2. (physics) particle (the constituent parts of an atom or an elementary particle)
3. (linguistics) particle (a small function word, like an adverb, preposition, or conjunction)

• “partikel” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch partikele, from Latin particula.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɑrˈti.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧kel
• Rhymes: -ikəl

partikel n or f (plural partikels or partikelen, diminutive partikeltje n)

1. (grammar) particle

   Hypernym: woordsoort

2. (obsolete) part, portion
3. (physics, obsolete) particle

   Synonym: deeltje

• ontkenningspartikel
• vraagpartikel

• → Indonesian: partikel

From Dutch partikel, from Middle Dutch partikele, from Latin particula (“small part, particle”), diminutive of pars (“part, piece”). Doublet of parsel and persil.

• IPA^(key): [parˈtikəl]
• Rhymes: -kəl, -əl, -l
• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧kêl

partikêl (plural partikel-partikel)

1. particle,
   1. a very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something
   2. (physics) any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle
   3. (linguistics) a part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection

• (physics): zarah (Standard Malay)

• “partikel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.