Lagerbier

German

Etymology

Lager (“storage”) +‎ Bier (“beer”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːɡɐˌbiːɐ̯/

Noun

Lagerbier n (strong, genitive Lagerbieres or Lagerbiers, plural Lagerbiere or Lagerbier)

1. lager (type of beer)

   Synonym: Lager

Declension

Declension of Lagerbier [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Lagerbier	die	Lagerbiere, Lagerbier
genitive	eines	des	Lagerbieres, Lagerbiers	der	Lagerbiere, Lagerbier
dative	einem	dem	Lagerbier, Lagerbiere1	den	Lagerbieren, Lagerbiern
accusative	ein	das	Lagerbier	die	Lagerbiere, Lagerbier

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: lager-beer (partial calque)

Further reading

• “Lagerbier” in Duden online
• “Lagerbier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Lagerbier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de