German Thanksgiving Glossary
Erntedankfest M-Z
Annotated English-German Glossary
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Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Wortschatz rund um Erntedankfest!
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Noun genders are indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), Br. (British), n. (noun), pl. (plural), v. (verb)
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A-L | M-Z
M
meal s Essen
Enjoy your meal! (adj.) Guten Appetit!, Mahlzeit!
meat s Fleisch
P
pea e Erbse (-n)
pie r Pie (-s) Also see "pumpkin pie" below
pilgrim r Pilger (e Pilger), e Pilgerin (-innen)
potato e Kartoffel (-n), r Erdapfel (-äpfel) (So. Germany, Austria)
The potato originated in Peru and was cultivated by the Incas. It first reached Germany in the 16th century, but it - and the German word Kartoffel - only became popular in the mid-1700s. Kartoffel comes from the Italian word taratopholi ("truffle"). Besides the Austrian Erdapfel, there are many other words for "potato" in various German dialects: Tuffel, Patüffel, Kantuffel (north); Erdbirne, Grumbire, Eschtöpfe (south).pumpkin der Kürbis (-se)
pumpkin pie der Pumpkin-Pie (eine Art gedeckter Kürbiskuchen oder eine Pastete)
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R
roast turkey der Puterbraten, der Truthahnbraten
roll (bread) s Brötchen, r Semmel(n)
S
sauce, gravy (n.) e Sauce, e Soße
St. Martin's Day (11 Nov.) der Martinstag
This day, dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, is the beginning of the Christmas (Weihnachten) season in many parts of Europe (as well as the Karneval or Fasching celebration). Goose (Gans), a symbol of St. Martin, is often served at this time, much as turkey is part of the US Thanksgiving in November. Born around 336 in what is now Hungary (Ungarn), Martinus grew up in Pavia, Italy. Legend has it that one cold winter day Martin, serving as a soldier in the Roman army, cut his coat in half with his sword and gave one half to a beggar. That night he had a dream in which he saw Jesus clad in the coat he had given the beggar. Afterwards Martin had himself baptized as a Christian and was allowed to leave the army. He later became the Bishop of Tours. He was known for his humanity and was credited with several miracles before his death on 8 Nov. 397. Today a basilica stands over his grave in Tours. (For more information about St. Martin see: Martin von Tours.)
squash, zucchini, courgette (Br.) die Zucchini, der Patissonkürbis
sweet potato, yam e Batate (-n), e Süßkartoffel (-n)
stuffing, dressing (turkey) e Füllung
T
thank (v.) danken (dative
thankful, grateful (adj.) dankbar
ungrateful (adj.) undankbar
thankfulness (n.) e Dankbarkeit
Thanksgiving s Dankfest, s Danksagungsfest, s Erntedankfest
The North American Thanksgiving is probably best translated as Danksagungsfest or Dankfest, since it is really not a "harvest thanksgiving" or Erntedankfest. See our Thanksgiving article for more about these and other differences.
thanks r Dank
Many thanks! Vielen Dank!
prayer of thanks s Dankgebet
turkey r Truthahn, r Puter, e Truthenne, e Pute
roast turkey der Puterbraten, der Truthahnbraten
tom turkey r Truthahn, r Puter
turkey (hen) e Truthenne, e Pute
V
vegetable(s) s Gemüse
W
wine r Wein
Z
zucchini, courgette (Br.), squash die Zucchini, der Patissonkürbis
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