abendessen

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German

Etymology

Abend +‎ essen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: abend‧es‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbəntˌɛsən/,

Verb

abendessen (full infinitive abendzuessen, present participle abendessend, past participle abendgegessen)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria, South Tyrol) to sup, to have supper (the evening meal)
    • 1957, Johannes Mario Simmel, Gott schützt die Liebenden, page 258:
      „Ich möchte mit Ihnen sprechen. Haben Sie Zeit, mit mir abendzuessen?“
      "I'd like to speak with you. Do you have time to have dinner with me?"
    • 1979, Martin Walser, Seelenarbeit, page 183:
      Sie hätten also gerade mit einem rasanten Kiffer UND Dealer abendgegessen - wie wenig der zu sich genommen und wie verächtlich der den Alkohol abgelehnt habe, sei ihnen, den rechten Schafseltern wohl auch nicht aufgefallen [...]
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    • 2000, Harald Lendor, Die zerschlagene Brücke, Vienna, page 42:
      [...] ging er ins Zentrum, um abendzuessen und eine Weile durchs Dorf zu spazieren, [...]
      he went to the village center, to have supper and stroll through the village for a while,

Usage notes

This verb occurs only in the infinitive and participle forms. Outside of southern Germany and Austria, the usual expression is zu Abend essen.

Quotations

  • Franz Fühmann, in Briefe 1950-1984, published by Hans-Jürgen Schmitt in 1994, page 175:
    Konrad, es ist für Dich wie für mich vollkommen unerträglich, daß wir so von Woche zu Woche telephonierend oder abendessend dahinwurschteln:

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