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Metzgerei

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Metzgerei

Etymology

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    From Metzger (“butcher”) +‎ -ei (“-y”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /mɛtsɡəˈʁaɪ̯/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
    • Hyphenation: Metz‧ge‧rei

    Noun

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    Metzgerei f (genitive Metzgerei, plural Metzgereien)

    1. (chiefly western Germany, Southern Germany, Switzerland) butcher's, butcher's shop
      Synonym: Fleischerei

    Declension

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    Declension of Metzgerei [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Metzgerei die Metzgereien
    genitive einer der Metzgerei der Metzgereien
    dative einer der Metzgerei den Metzgereien
    accusative eine die Metzgerei die Metzgereien

    Further reading

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    • “Metzgerei” in Duden online
    • “Metzgerei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Metzgerei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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