Tresen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German trese, from Old High German treso (“treasure, treasury”), from Old French tresor, which see. Originally referred to a cash box, then shifting to the desk on which such a box would be situated. Doublet of Tresor and Thesaurus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Tresen m (strong, genitive Tresens, plural Tresen)
- counter, bar
- Synonyms: Theke; (in a shop) Ladentisch; (in a pub etc.) Schanktisch, Bar
- 1990, “Verdammt ich lieb dich”[1]performed by Matthias Reim:
- Ich sitz am Tresen, trinke noch ’n Bier / Früher war’n wir oft gemeinsam hier / Das macht mir, macht mir nichts
- I’m sitting at the bar, drinking another beer / Back in the day we used to come here together / It means nothing, nothing to me
Declension
Declension of Tresen [masculine, strong]