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Metzger
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English
Etymology
en :bor de:Metzger<t:butcher> + 1
Pronunciation
en En-us-Metzger.ogg GA
Proper noun
en.
German
Etymology
From de gmh metziger, gmh metzigære, variants of gmh metzjer, gmh metzjære, from de goh meziāri, goh mezziāri butcher, from de gmw-pro *mattjārī. Perhaps influenced by goh mezalāri, goh mezzilāri merchant, moneychanger, butcher, from la macellārius meat trader.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɛtsɡər/ [ˈmɛt͡s.ɡɐ]
de De-Metzger.ogg
de De-Metzger2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Metz ger
Noun
m in
de regional chiefly western Germany southern Germany Western _ Austria Switzerland butcher male or of unspecified gender
de Fleischer Fleischhacker Fleischhauer Schlachter
Usage notes
This is the most common term for this profession in the German language area, albeit not the preferred one in government and other official contexts in Germany.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Metzgerei
Related terms
de Mezger
Further reading