Frühstück

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrüestücke (14th c.). Equivalent to früh (“early”) +‎ Stück (“piece”, here in the sense of “bite”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁyːʃtʏk/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

Frühstück n (strong, genitive Frühstücks or Frühstückes, plural Frühstücke)

  1. breakfast
    Gewöhnlich essen sie ihr Frühstück im Bett.
    They usually have their breakfast in bed.
    Synonyms: (Switzerland) Morgenessen, (Switzerland, informal) Zmorge(n), (archaic) Morgenbrot, Dejeuner
    Hyponym: Znüni

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Afrikaans: vroegstuk (calque)
  • → Hungarian: früstök
  • → Rusyn: фрыштик (frŷštyk)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: fruštik, fruštuk
  • → Slovak: fruštik

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