Abendmahl

Abendmahl

German

Etymology

From Abend (“evening”) +‎ Mahl (“meal”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Abendmahl n (genitive Abendmahls or Abendmahles, plural Abendmahle)

1. (Christianity) Last Supper (Biblical event)
2. (Protestantism) Communion; Eucharist (sacrament)
3. (southern Germany, Austria, otherwise archaic, literary) supper; evening meal

Declension

Declension of Abendmahl

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Abendmahl	die	Abendmahle
genitive	eines	des	Abendmahles, Abendmahls	der	Abendmahle
dative	einem	dem	Abendmahl, Abendmahle1	den	Abendmahlen
accusative	ein	das	Abendmahl	die	Abendmahle

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

• (sacrament in Protestantism): Abendmahlsfeier
• (supper, evening meal): Abendessen; Abendbrot; Nachtmahl (dated)

See also

• Eucharistie
• Frühmahl
• Kommunion

Further reading

• Abendmahl in Duden online