Imbiss

== German == === Alternative forms === Imbiß (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle High German imbiz, imbīz, inbīz (“food, meal, snack, breakfast”), from Old High German inbiz, inbīz, imbīz (“food, meal, snack”), equivalent to in- (“in, into”) +‎ Biss (“bite”). Compare German Low German Anbiet (“meal, snack”), Dutch ontbijt (“breakfast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪmbɪs] === Noun === Imbiss m (strong, genitive Imbisses, plural Imbisse) snack Synonyms: Happen, Snack, Zwischenmahlzeit, Bissen snack bar, fast-food restaurant Synonym: Schnellrestaurant ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Imbiss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Imbiß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Imbissstand m Imbissbude f Imbissstube f Schnellimbiss m === Further reading === “Imbiss” in Duden online “Imbiss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache