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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

    Er studierte hart und nahm sich kaum Zeit für die Mahlzeit.

    He studied hard, hardly taking time out for lunch.

    Diese Sachen bilden eine ausgewogene Mahlzeit.

    These things constitute a balanced meal.

    Wird auf diesem Flug eine Mahlzeit serviert?

    Is a meal served on this flight?

  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

Mahlzeit

noun ·

Translation

  1. bon appétit source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. bon appétit source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. fare source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. Enjoy your meal!; Bon appétit source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en