noun
noon, midday, lunchtime
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Mittag (der): means 'noon', 'midday' or 'lunchtime'. Masculine noun with plural Mittage and genitive des Mittags. Commonly used with preposition 'am' (am Mittag = at midday). Can denote the meal (Mittagessen) or the time of day; regular declension in spoken and written German.
Examples
Am Mittag gingen die Mitarbeiter in die Kantine, weil die Kantine frische Suppen servierte.
At midday the employees went to the cafeteria because the cafeteria served fresh soups.
Zur Mittagszeit ist die Kantine voll.
At midday the canteen is full.
Der Mittag ist die Zeit fürs Essen.
Noon is the time for eating.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a clock pointing to 12 with people eating — 'Mittag'.
Mittag — 'mid-day' sounds like the English idea of midday.
DER Mittag — imagine a male waiter serving lunch at noon (masculine).
Notes
Can mean 'noon' or the lunchtime meal depending on context.