Mittagessen

German

Etymology

Mittag (“midday”) +‎ Essen (“meal”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪtakʔɛsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Mit‧tag‧es‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩, -ɛsən

Noun

Mittagessen n (strong, genitive Mittagessens, plural Mittagessen)

  1. lunch
    Synonym: Lunch
    Coordinate terms: (Switzerland) Morgenessen, Abendessen, Nachtessen
    Ein Butterbrot war mein einziges Mittagessen.
    A single sandwich was my whole lunch.

Declension

Declension of Mittagessen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mittagessen die Mittagessen
genitive eines des Mittagessens der Mittagessen
dative einem dem Mittagessen den Mittagessen
accusative ein das Mittagessen die Mittagessen

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