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Mittag
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɪtaːk/ standard
de De-Mittag.ogg
de /ˈmɪtax/ northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial
de /ˈmɪtaːx/ parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial
de De-Mittag2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mit tag
Etymology 1
From de gmh mittetac, from de goh mittitac, compound of goh mitti (see de Mitte) and goh tac (see de Tag). Cognate to nl middag.
Noun
m,s:es
noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m
de Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen. She slept until midday.
de archaic south compass point representing 180°
1545, Martin Luther, Luther Bible, Exodus 26:18 (with KJV translation)
de Zwenzig ſollen ir ſtehen gegen dem mittag And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.
Declension
m,s:es
Alternative forms
de Mitttag
Derived terms
de Vormittag Nachmittag Mittagsruhe Mittagessen Mittagspause mittags
See also
Etymology 2
Shortened from de Mittagessen.
Noun
n,s:es.sg
de somewhat informal lunch light meal eaten around midday
de Wann gibt's Mittag? When is lunch ready?
Declension
n,s:es.sg
Further reading
Mittag_Essen_Mahl Mittag
Mittag_Pause_Uhrzeit_Süden Mittag
de
de Times of day