Radler
See also: radler
German edit
Etymology edit
Radler is a Bavarian word for Radfahrer (“cyclist”): Rad + -ler.
There are several theories about the origin of the beverage and its naming, but they are all dated in the 19th century, when the beverage became a popular thirst quencher with lower alcoholic content than beer within the emerging movement of recreational cycling among the working class.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Radler n or m (strong, genitive Radlers, plural Radler)
- (chiefly Southern Germany) shandy (beer mixed with lemonade)
- Synonyms: Alsterwasser, Alster, (Switzerland) Panaché
Declension edit
Declension of Radler [neuter // masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Radler m (strong, genitive Radlers, plural Radler, feminine Radlerin)
- (cycling, colloquial) cyclist
- Synonyms: Fahrradfahrer, Radfahrer
Declension edit
Declension of Radler [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Radler” in Duden online
- “Radler” in Duden online
- Radler on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de