Menü

See also: Appendix:Variations of "menu"

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of Minute. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English menu, itself from the French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈnyː/, [meˈnyː], [mə-]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -yː

Noun

Menü n (strong, genitive Menüs, plural Menüs, diminutive Menüchen n)

  1. a set of dishes with few choices to be made, usually consisting of two or more courses
    1. menu at a banquet
    2. set menu in a restaurant
      Sollen wir das Menü für zwei Personen nehmen oder willst du von der Karte bestellen?
      Should we take the set menu for two or do you want to order from the general menu?
  2. short for Menükarte: a list detailing such a menu
  3. (computing) menu

Usage notes

  • At least in Germany, this word is not commonly used for a restaurant’s physically printed list of dishes, which is Speisekarte (or simply Karte).

Declension

Declension of Menü [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Menü die Menüs
genitive eines des Menüs der Menüs
dative einem dem Menü den Menüs
accusative ein das Menü die Menüs

Derived terms

  • Hochzeitsmenü
  • Mittagsmenü
  • Monatsmenü
  • Ostermenü
  • Tagesmenü
  • Weihnachtsmenü
  • Wochenmenü

Further reading

  • “Menü” in Duden online
  • “Menü” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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