Abendmahl

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Abendmahl n (strong, genitive Abendmahles or Abendmahls, plural Abendmahle)

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

Declension

Declension of Abendmahl [neuter, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• Abendmahlsgemeinschaft
• Abendmahlsgottesdienst

See also

• Eucharistie
• Frühmahl
• Kommunion

Further reading

• “Abendmahl” in Duden online
• “Abendmahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache