Mittag

German

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtaːk/ (standard)
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IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
IPA^(key): /ˈmɪtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
Hyphenation: Mit‧tag

Mittag m (strong, genitive Mittags or Mittages, plural Mittage)

noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen.
She slept until midday.
(archaic) south (compass point representing 180°)
- 1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Exodus 26:18 (with KJV translation)
  Zwenzig ſollen ir ſtehen gegen dem mittag
  And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.

Declension of Mittag [masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Shortened from Mittagessen.

Mittag n (strong, genitive Mittags or Mittages, no plural)

(somewhat informal) lunch (light meal eaten around midday)
Wann gibt's Mittag?
When is lunch ready?

Declension of Mittag [sg-only, neuter, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.