"Nachtessen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnaχtɛsn̩/ Audio: De-Nachtessen.ogg
Etymology: Nacht + Essen Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Nacht|Essen}} Nacht + Essen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Nachtessen n (strong, genitive Nachtessens, plural Nachtessen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Nachtessens [genitive], Nachtessen [plural], strong [table-tags], Nachtessen [nominative, singular], Nachtessen [definite, nominative, plural], Nachtessens [genitive, singular], Nachtessen [definite, genitive, plural], Nachtessen [dative, singular], Nachtessen [dative, definite, plural], Nachtessen [accusative, singular], Nachtessen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Switzerland, Southern Germany) supper (food before going to bed) Tags: Southern-Germany, Switzerland, neuter, strong Synonyms: Abendessen

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge [The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge]:",
          "text": "Und dann, vor dem späten Nachtessen diese Nachdenklichkeit über die Hände in dem silbernen Waschbecken. Die eigenen Hände. Ob ein Zusammenhang in das Ihre zu bringen war?",
          "translation": "The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge",
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