Polyglot Dictionary

Nachtisch

/ˈnaːxˌtɪʃ/

der noun A1

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. dessert

    Literally "after-table" — what comes once the main meal at the table is finished.

    • Was gibt es zum Nachtisch?

      What's for dessert?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Nach after
  • Tisch table (here: the meal at the table)

Similar words

Dessert

Dessert is the French loanword, used just as often as Nachtisch in everyday speech. Nachtisch feels a touch more homely and native; Dessert a touch more restaurant-menu.

Similar in other languages

French

dessert

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

Practice

1 What does Nachtisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Was gibt es zum ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachtisch?

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