Mahlzeit

Meaning

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

Concepts

meal

repast

dinner

snack

Meal

eat

table

bon appétit

enjoy your meal

food

breakfast

luncheon

tiffin

noonmeat

collation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaːlˌt͡saɪ̯t/

Etymology

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.