Frühschoppen

German

Etymology

From früh (“early”) +‎ Schoppen (“a measure of beer or wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁyːˌʃɔpən/

• Audio

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Noun

Frühschoppen m (strong, genitive Frühschoppens, plural Frühschoppen)

1. morning draught, morning pint

Usage notes

• Traditionally refers especially to a drink taken on Sundays between church and midday dinner. This has now become rare in most places, but Frühschoppen may still be held in private groups or as part of festivities. In Bavaria and Austria it is often combined with Weißwurstfrühstück (breakfast of weisswurst and pretzel).

Declension

Declension of Frühschoppen [masculine, strong]

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

Derived terms

• Frühschoppenkonzert

Further reading

• “Frühschoppen” in Duden online