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die Mahlzeit

noun · /ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/ ·
Etymology

15th century, from Mahl (“meal”) + Zeit (“time”). The word Mahl (a spelling variant of Mal) originally meant "mealtime", but was transferred to the meal itself. The compound then assumed the sense "mealtime", but ultimately underwent the same semantic development yet again. Compare Dutch maaltijd, English mealtide, Danish måltid, Icelandic máltíð.

Translation

  1. meal feminine
  2. mealtime dated, feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Mahlzeit Mahlzeiten
Accusative Mahlzeit Mahlzeiten
Dative Mahlzeit Mahlzeiten
Genitive Mahlzeit Mahlzeiten

Mahlzeit

intj · /ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/ ·
Etymology

15th century, from Mahl (“meal”) + Zeit (“time”). The word Mahl (a spelling variant of Mal) originally meant "mealtime", but was transferred to the meal itself. The compound then assumed the sense "mealtime", but ultimately underwent the same semantic development yet again. Compare Dutch maaltijd, English mealtide, Danish måltid, Icelandic máltíð.

Translation

  1. ellipsis of gesegnete Mahlzeit or prost Mahlzeit (literally “blessed meal”); enjoy your meal!; bon appétit! abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis
  2. good day, good afternoon; greeting used around lunchtime, roughly between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., especially in the workplace colloquial