Döner

See also: doner and döner

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish döner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdøːnɐ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Döner m or (uncommon, see usage notes) n (strong, genitive Döners, plural Döner)

1. (countable) doner kebab (Oriental dish including meat roasted on a revolving spit; a common snack in Germany, usually served in a sandwich with salad and sauce)

   Synonyms: Dönerkebab, Dönertasche

   Einen Döner, bitte! ― One döner kebap, please!

2. (uncountable, uncommon) the kind of meat used in doner kebab

   Synonym: Dönerfleisch

   Mit viel oder wenig Döner? ― Do you want much or not so much meat?

Usage notes

• The countable noun (“döner kebab”) is generally masculine.
• The uncountable noun is sometimes neuter like its synonym Dönerfleisch.

Declension

Declension of Döner [masculine // neuter (uncommon, see usage notes), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Döner	die	Döner
genitive	eines	des	Döners	der	Döner
dative	einem	dem	Döner	den	Dönern
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Döner	die	Döner

Synonyms

• (döner kebap): Dönerkebab, Dönertasche
• (meat): Dönerfleisch

Derived terms

• Dönerfleisch
• Dönerland
• Dönerspieß
• Vöner

See also

• Gyros

Further reading

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