kelner

Borrowed from German Kellner.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛlnər/

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• Hyphenation: kel‧ner

kelner m (plural kelners, diminutive kelnertje n, feminine kelnerin or serveerster)

1. waiter (a server in a restaurant or similar)

   De kelner bracht onze drankjes. ― The waiter brought our drinks.

   Kun je de kelner vragen om de rekening? ― Can you ask the waiter for the bill?

   De kelners in dat restaurant zijn altijd erg vriendelijk. ― The waiters in that restaurant are always very friendly.

• ober

• kleren

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Medieval Latin cellenārius.

kelner m (definite singular kelneren, indefinite plural kelnere, definite plural kelnerne)

1. waiter

• servitør

• “kelner” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Medieval Latin cellenārius.

kelner m (definite singular kelneren, indefinite plural kelnerar, definite plural kelnerane)

1. waiter

• servitør

• “kelner” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Late Latin cellārium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.nɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlnɛr
• Syllabification: kel‧ner

kelner m pers (female equivalent kelnerka)

1. waiter (server in a restaurant or similar)

   Synonym: garson

• kelner in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kelner in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from German Kellner; compare Keller (“basement; cellar”).

• IPA^(key): /kêlner/
• Hyphenation: kel‧ner

kȅlner m anim (Cyrillic spelling ке̏лнер)

1. (colloquial) waiter

• konobar

• “kelner”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025