Kellner
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius (“(wine) cellar administrator”), from Late Latin cellārium (“pantry”), with influence of Keller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛlnɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Kell‧ner
Noun
Kellner m (strong, genitive Kellners, plural Kellner, feminine Kellnerin)
- waiter [from 18th c.] (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
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Descendants
Proper noun
Kellner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellners or (with an article) Kellner, feminine genitive Kellner, plural Kellners or Kellner)
- a surname
Alternative forms
- Kelner (rare)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Kellner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kellner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kellner” in Duden online
- Kellner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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