Mahlzeit

Signification

Noun

1. (feminine) meal
2. (dated,feminine) mealtime

Intj

1. (abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,ellipsis) Ellipsis of gesegnete Mahlzeit or prost Mahlzeit (literally “blessed meal”); enjoy your meal!
2. (colloquial) good day, good afternoon; greeting used around lunchtime, roughly between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., especially in the workplace

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/

Étymologie

15th century, from Mahl (“meal”) + Zeit (“time”). The word Mahl (a spelling variant of Mal) originally meant "mealtime", but was transferred to the meal itself. The compound then assumed the sense "mealtime", but ultimately underwent the same semantic development yet again. Compare Dutch maaltijd, English mealtide, Danish måltid, Icelandic máltíð.