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Markt

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See also: markt and märkt

German

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ein Markt [1]

Etymology

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    From Middle High German market, from Old High German marchat, from Proto-West Germanic *markat (“market”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Markt m (strong, genitive Marktes or Markts, plural Märkte)

    1. market (gathering for sale and purchase)
    2. market (trading, economic exchange)
    3. (chiefly in compounds) market, large shop
    4. ellipsis of Marktplatz (“market square”)
    5. (title prepended to a town name) market town
      Marktheidenfeld
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

    Declension

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    Declension of Markt [masculine, strong]
    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 rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • “Markt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Markt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Markt” in Duden online
    • Markt on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de