Kellner

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius (“(wine) cellar administrator”), from Late Latin cellārium (“pantry”), with influence of Keller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛlnɐ/

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Noun

Kellner m (genitive Kellners, plural Kellner, feminine Kellnerin)

1. waiter [from 18th c.] (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Kellner

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kellner	die	Kellner
genitive	eines	des	Kellners	der	Kellner
dative	einem	dem	Kellner	den	Kellnern
accusative	einen	den	Kellner	die	Kellner

Hyponyms

• Oberkellner; Ober
• Hilfskellner

Descendants

• Dutch: kelner
• Polish: kelner
• Serbo-Croatian: kelner

Further reading

• Kellner in Duden online