Markt

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See also: markt and märkt

German[edit]

ein Markt [1]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, markāt, from Proto-West Germanic *markāt (market).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /markt/, [maʁkt], [maɐ̯kt], [maːkt]
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Magd (some speakers)

Noun[edit]

Markt m (strong, genitive Marktes or Markts, plural Märkte)

  1. market (gathering for sale and purchase)
  2. market (trading, economic exchange)
  3. (chiefly in compounds) market, large shop
  4. Short for Marktplatz (market square).
  5. (title prepended to a town name) market town

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Further reading[edit]

  • Markt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Markt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Markt” in Duden online
  • Markt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de