halber

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalbəʁ/, [ˈhalbɐ]
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Adjective

halber

  1. inflection of halb:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Adverb

halber

  1. (regional or archaic) a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
    Synonym: halb
    Wir treffen uns um halber zwei. ― We’re meeting at one-thirty.

See also

Postposition

halber + genitive

  1. for the sake of.
    der Vollständigkeit halber
    for the sake of completeness

Further reading
  • “halber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “halber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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