Markt

See also: markt and märkt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German market, from Old High German marchāt, markāt, from Late Latin marcātus, from classical Latin mercātus. Compare Dutch markt, English market, French marché.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maʁkt/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /maːkt/ (common; chiefly northern and central Germany)
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  • Homophone: Magd (nonstandard)

Noun

Markt m (genitive Markts or Marktes, plural Märkte)

  1. market
  2. (title that is prepended to a town name) market town

Declension
Declension of Markt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Markt die Märkte
genitive eines des Marktes,
Markts		 der Märkte
dative einem dem Markt,
Markte1		 den Märkten
accusative einen den Markt die Märkte
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading
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