Mittag
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtaːk/ (standard)
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- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
- Hyphenation: Mit‧tag
Etymology 1
From Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, compound of mitti (see German Mitte) and tac (see Tag). Cognate to Dutch middag.
Noun
Mittag m (strong, genitive Mittags or Mittages, plural Mittage)
- noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
- Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen.
- She slept until midday.
- (archaic) south (compass point representing 180°)
- 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Exodus 26:18 (with KJV translation)
- Zwenzig ſollen ir ſtehen gegen dem mittag
- And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
- 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Exodus 26:18 (with KJV translation)
Declension
Declension of Mittag
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See also
(times of day) Tageszeit; Morgendämmerung, Morgen, Vormittag, Mittag, Nachmittag (Frühnachmittag, Spätnachmittag), Abenddämmerung, Abend, Nacht, Mitternacht (Category: de:Times of day)
Etymology 2
Shortened from Mittagessen.
Noun
Mittag n (strong, genitive Mittags or Mittages, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Mittag
