vierteiliges

Vierteiliges is an attributive German adjective used to describe objects, works or formats that are divided into four equal parts. The term derives from vier, meaning four, and teilig, meaning part, and is commonly written as vierteilig or vierteilig depending on spelling preferences. In usage, the form changes according to gender, number and case, for example: ein vierteiliges Bild, eine vierteilige Serie, das vierteilige Poster.

In practice, vierteilig describes a construction or composition consisting of four segments that are typically arranged in a sequence or grid. This can apply to visual art, where a four-panel painting or polyptych is created as a single work from four connected panels. It also appears in media and publishing to denote four-part editions, episodes or volumes, such as eine vierteilige Fernsehserie oder ein vierteiliges Buchprojekt.

Linguistically, vierteilig is one of several cardinal-part prefixes in German that form compounds with the suffix teil/teilung. The form may appear as vierteiliges, vierteiliges Bild or vierteilige Serie, with endings adapting to the associated noun and article. It is distinct from terms describing statistical division (Quartil) or general “Vierteilung,” which refers to the process of dividing into four parts rather than to a four-part object itself.

See also: Vierteil, vierteiliges Format, vierteilige Serie, Polyptychon, Quartil.