Tresen

See also: tresen and třešeň

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tresen, related to Tresor, from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure, chest, repository”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure, vault”). Originally referred to a cash box in a bar counter, eventually shifting to refer to the counter itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁeːzn̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Tresen m (strong, genitive Tresens, plural Tresen)

1. counter, bar

Declension

Declension of Tresen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tresen	die	Tresen
genitive	eines	des	Tresens	der	Tresen
dative	einem	dem	Tresen	den	Tresen
accusative	einen	den	Tresen	die	Tresen

Further reading

• “Tresen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache