Metzger

German

Etymology

From metzen (“to cut”), from Middle High German meizen (“to cut, kill”), from Old High German meizan (“to cut, hew”), from Proto-Germanic *maitanan (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (“small”). Akin to Old Norse meita (“to cut”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (maitan, “to cut”), Old English mīte (“mite”). More at mite.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/

Noun

Metzger m (genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger)

1. butcher

Declension

declension of Metzger

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Metzger	die	Metzger
genitive	eines	des	Metzgers	der	Metzger
dative	einem	dem	Metzger	den	Metzgern
accusative	einen	den	Metzger	die	Metzger

Derived terms

• Metzgerei