Herrengedeck

German

Etymology

From Herr (“gentleman”) +‎ -en- +‎ Gedeck (“place setting”), implying that it is the standard order for men.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁənɡəˌdɛk/
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* Hyphenation: Her‧ren‧ge‧deck

Noun

Herrengedeck n (strong, genitive Herrengedecks, plural Herrengedecke)

a glass of beer served with a shot of a spirit, most often Korn
Synonym: (regional) lüttje Lage

Declension

Declension of Herrengedeck [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Herrengedeck	die	Herrengedecke
genitive	eines	des	Herrengedecks	der	Herrengedecke
dative	einem	dem	Herrengedeck	den	Herrengedecken
accusative	ein	das	Herrengedeck	die	Herrengedecke

Further reading

Herrengedeck on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Herrengedeck” in Duden online
“Herrengedeck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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