Polyglot Dictionary

Abendmahl

/ˈaːbn̩tˌmaːl/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. Holy Communion; Last Supper

    Built from Abend (evening) + Mahl (meal).

    • Das Abendmahl wird in der Kirche gefeiert.

      Communion is celebrated in church.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Abend evening
  • Mahl meal

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

communion

communion is the English word for the same thing — both mean "Holy Communion."

Practice

1 What does Abendmahl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ wird in der Kirche gefeiert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abendmahl?

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