butcher's shop
die Fleischerei, die Fleischereien
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butcher's shop
A shop where meat and sausages are sold; depending on the region, also a business where meat is processed.
Ich kaufe das Hackfleisch in der Fleischerei an der Ecke.
I buy ground meat at the butcher's shop on the corner.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fleischereien |
| genitive | der Fleischerei |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Fleischerei | die Fleischereien |
| accusative | die Fleischerei | die Fleischereien |
| dative | der Fleischerei | den Fleischereien |
| genitive | der Fleischerei | der Fleischereien |
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'Fleischerei' (butcher's shop) is derived from 'Fleischer' (butcher) with the suffix '-ei'. Here, the suffix denotes a butcher's business or shop.
Die Fleischerei beschäftigt mehrere Verkäuferinnen und Fleischer.
The butcher's shop employs several sales assistants and butchers.
'Fleischerei' (butcher's shop) is mainly used in northern and eastern Germany. In southern Germany, people often say 'Metzgerei' (butcher's shop), and in Austria, 'Fleischhauerei' (butcher's shop) is also used. 'Fleischerei' can refer to both the shop and its associated meat-processing business.
In unserem Dorf gibt es noch eine kleine Fleischerei mit eigener Wurstproduktion.
There is still a small butcher's shop in our village that makes its own sausages.
'Fleischerei' (butcher's shop) is often used with verbs related to buying and selling: 'in der Fleischerei einkaufen' (to shop at the butcher's shop), 'etwas in der Fleischerei bestellen' (to order something from the butcher's shop), or 'etwas aus der Fleischerei holen' (to pick something up from the butcher's shop).
Ich hole heute Abend frische Bratwürste aus der Fleischerei.
I'm picking up fresh bratwurst sausages from the butcher's shop this evening.
