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Etymology edit

From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius ((wine) cellar administrator), from Late Latin cellārium (pantry), with influence of Keller.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛlnɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Kell‧ner

Noun edit

Kellner m (strong, genitive Kellners, plural Kellner, feminine Kellnerin)

  1. waiter [from 18th c.] (male or of unspecified gender)

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Proper noun edit

Kellner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellners or (with an article) Kellner, feminine genitive Kellner, plural Kellners or Kellner)

 Kellner (Familienname) on German Wikipedia
 
Regional distribution of the surname Kellner in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)
  1. a surname

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