Kellner

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius (“(wine) cellar administrator”), from Late Latin cellārium (“pantry”), with influence of Keller.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛlnɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Kell‧ner

Noun

Kellner m (strong, genitive Kellners, plural Kellner, feminine Kellnerin)

  1. waiter [from 18th c.] (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension
Declension of Kellner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kellner die Kellner
genitive eines des Kellners der Kellner
dative einem dem Kellner den Kellnern
accusative einen den Kellner die Kellner

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Descendants

Proper noun

Kellner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellners or (with an article) Kellner, feminine genitive Kellner, plural Kellners or Kellner)

Regional distribution of the surname Kellner in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)
  1. a surname

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