Jägermeister
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Brand name, from German Jägermeister (literally “master hunter”).
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Proper noun edit
Jägermeister
- A German digestif made from a mixture of herbs and spices.
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Noun edit
Jägermeister (plural Jägermeisters)
- A serving of Jägermeister.
- 2009 November 14, Gemma Bowes, “Laax's new ski resort goes for a clean slate”, in The Guardian[2]:
- Last winter, I was amazed to find almost every mountain cafe peddling tasteful interior design alongside the hot chocolates and Jägermeisters.
Further reading edit
- Jägermeister on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛːɡɐˌmaɪ̯stɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈjeːɡɐ-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Jä‧ger‧mei‧ster
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Noun edit
Jägermeister m (strong, genitive Jägermeisters, plural Jägermeister)
- (historical) master of the hunt (high-ranking official in charge of matters related to hunting)
- 1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge [The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge][3]:
- Jemand hatte die Uniform wieder in Ordnung gebracht, und das weiße Band lag darüber wie vorher. Aber nun war der Jägermeister tot, und nicht er allein.
- Someone straightened out the uniform again and the white ribbon was lying atop as before. But now the master of the hunt was dead, and not just him.
- Jägermeister (digestif made from a mixture of herbs and spices)
- Hypernym: Kräuterlikör
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Declension of Jägermeister [masculine, strong]
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Jägermeister” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Jägermeister” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Jägermeister” in Duden online