Metzger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German metziger, metzigære, variants of metzjer, metzjære, from Old High German meziāri, mezziāri (“butcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant of Old High German mezalāri, mezzilāri (“merchant, moneychanger, butcher”), from Latin macellārius (“meat trader”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtsɡɐ/
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Noun

Metzger m (genitive Metzgers, plural Metzger, feminine Metzgerin)

(regional, chiefly western Germany, southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) butcher (male or of unspecified sex)

Declension

Declension of Metzger

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Metzger	die	Metzger
genitive	eines	des	Metzgers	der	Metzger
dative	einem	dem	Metzger	den	Metzgern
accusative	einen	den	Metzger	die	Metzger

Synonyms

Fleischer
Schlachter

Derived terms

Metzgerei