Kellnerin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German këlnærinne (“maid, servant, housekeeper”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛlnəʁɪn/
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Noun

Kellnerin f (genitive Kellnerin, plural Kellnerinnen, masculine Kellner)

  1. waitress, waiter (female)
    Synonyms: Serviererin, Bedienung; (Switzerland) Saaltochter

Declension
Declension of Kellnerin [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen
genitive einer der Kellnerin der Kellnerinnen
dative einer der Kellnerin den Kellnerinnen
accusative eine die Kellnerin die Kellnerinnen

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kellnerin”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Kellnerin” in Duden online
  • “Kellnerin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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