Markt

See also: markt and märkt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, markāt, from Late Latin marcātus, from classical Latin mercātus. Compare Dutch markt, English market, French marché.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁkt/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /maːkt/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)

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• Homophone: Magd (nonstandard)

Noun

Markt m (genitive Marktes, plural Märkte)

1. market
2. (title that is prepended to a town name) market town

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Fachmarkt
• Finanzmarkt
• Flohmarkt
• Kapitalmarkt
• Marktgemeinde

• Marktplatz
• Marktrecht
• Millardenmarkt
• vermarkten

Further reading

• “Markt” in Duden online