Mittagessen

German

Etymology

Mittag (“noon”) +‎ Essen (“meal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtakʔɛsn/

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Noun

Mittagessen n (genitive Mittagessens, plural Mittagessen)

1. lunch

   Synonym: Lunch

   Coordinate terms: (Switzerland) Morgenessen, Abendessen, Nachtessen

   Ein Butterbrot war mein einziges Mittagessen.

   A single sandwich was my whole lunch.

Further reading

• “Mittagessen” in Duden online
• Mittagessen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de