Polyglot Dictionary

Mittagszeit

/ˈmɪtaːksˌtsaɪ̯t/

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

Meaning

  1. lunchtime, midday

    Built from Mittag (midday, noon) + Zeit (time).

    • Zur Mittagszeit war die Straße leer.

      At midday the street was empty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mittag midday
  • Zeit time

Practice

1 What does Mittagszeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zur ___ war die Straße leer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mittagszeit?

See also

nouncompound

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