See also: Abendessen

German

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Etymology

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Mittag +‎ Essen

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mit‧tag‧es‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtakʔɛsn̩/

Verb

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mittagessen (class 5 strong, no third-person singular present, no past tense, past participle mittaggegessen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Southern Germany, Austria) to lunch, to have lunch

Usage notes

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This verb occurs only in the infinitive and participle forms. Outside of southern Germany and Austria, the usual expression is zu Mittag essen.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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