Polyglot Dictionary

Feierabendbier

/ˈfaɪ̯ɐʔaːbn̩tˌbiːɐ̯/

das noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Feierabendbiere

Meaning

  1. the beer had once the working day is over

    A small, culturally loaded compound: not just any beer, but the specific ritual one that marks the boundary Feierabend itself draws.

    • Nach der Arbeit gönnen wir uns ein Feierabendbier.

      After work we treat ourselves to a well-earned beer.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Feierabend the end of the working day; the free evening that follows
  • Bier beer

Similar words

Absacker

An Absacker is a last drink of the night, at the very end of an evening out — timed to closing time, not to clocking off. Feierabendbier is specifically tied to the end of the workday, not the end of a night.

Practice

1 What does Feierabendbier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nach der Arbeit gönnen wir uns ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feierabendbier?

See also

nouncompoundculturework

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