See also: Abendessen

German edit

Etymology edit

Mittag +‎ Essen

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

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

Conjugation edit

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