Mehrteilige

Mehrteilige is a German adjective meaning “made up of several parts” or “in several installments.” It is used to describe works or objects that are released, broadcast, or produced in multiple parts, chapters, episodes, or volumes. In practice, mehrteilige is most often found in media and publication contexts, such as films, series, documentaries, books, and encyclopedic or scholarly works.

Etymology and usage: The word combines mehr (more, many) with teilig (parted, divided) from teilen (to divide). It denotes a decomposition into multiple segments and is commonly applied to works that unfold over several parts rather than as a single unit. While it is frequently employed for media products, it can also describe multi-volume publications or multi-part projects.

Grammatical notes: mehrteilige is an attributive adjective used before a noun. For feminine singular or plural nouns, it typically takes the ending -e (e.g., eine mehrteilige Serie, mehrteilige Filme). The corresponding masculine singular predicative form is usually mehrteilig, and the predicative use of a separate attributive form is less common. In compounds or titles, the form may appear capitalized when starting a sentence.

Common contexts: mehrteilige Filme, mehrteilige Serien, mehrteilige Dokumentationen, mehrteilige Romane, and more generally mehrteilige Werke. It contrasts with monteilige or einteilige forms, which describe works released in a single part.