Noun
der Mittag
Pronunciation: /ˈmɪtaːk/
noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
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plural Mittage
Meanings
Noun
- noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
- lunch (light meal eaten around midday)
Example sentence
Was haben Sie gestern zu Mittag gegessen?
What did you eat for lunch yesterday?
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Mittag
plural
die Mittage
Noun
singular
das Mittag
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Mittag
Accusativeden Mittag
Dativedem Mittag
Genitivedes Mittags
Plural
Nominativedie Mittage
Accusativedie Mittage
Dativeden Mittagen
Genitiveder Mittage
Usage
- um zwölf Uhr mittags — At twelve noon; mittags is lowercase.
- zu Mittag essen — The fixed expression for having lunch.
Gegen Mittag wurden die Wolken dichter.
The clouds grew thicker around noon.