Polyglot Dictionary

Mahlzeit

/ˈmaːlˌtsaɪ̯t/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Mahlzeiten

Meaning

  1. meal

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

mahl

Mahl is more formal or literary, like a feast or banquet; Mahlzeit is the everyday word for "meal."

Similar in other languages

French

repas

repas is the French word for the same thing — both mean "meal."

Portuguese

refeição

refeição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "meal."

Practice

1 What does Mahlzeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie nahmen ihre ___ gemeinsam ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mahlzeit?

noun

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