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Hundert

Hundert is the German word for the number 100. It functions as a cardinal numeral and is used in a variety of contexts to indicate an exact quantity, age, price, or percentage when written in words, and in compound terms such as Jahrhundert (century) or hundert Jahre (one hundred years). In fixed expressions it appears in forms like hundertprozentig (completely, literally one hundred percent) and hundertfach (hundredfold).

Hundert is etymologically related to the English word hundred; both derive from the old Germanic word for

The word also occurs in proper names. A well-known example is Friedensreich Hundertwasser, an Austrian artist

In modern German, Hundert continues to be a standard numeral in counting and dates, and appears in

See also: Hundred (disambiguation); Jahrhundert; Hundertprozent.

a
group
of
one
hundred.
The
term
appears
in
many
Germanic
languages
with
similar
forms
and
cognates.
and
architect
whose
surname
contains
Hundert
as
a
component
meaning
“hundred”
in
combination
with
Wasser
(“water”).
The
usage
of
Hundert
in
names
reflects
historical
naming
practices
and
does
not
in
itself
convey
a
numerical
meaning.
educational,
literary,
and
administrative
contexts.