# der Wirt

der Wirt is a German noun meaning “pubkeeper”. Forms: des Wirtes, die Wirte.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wirtes
- Plural: die Wirte

## In other languages

- Русский: хозяин

## Noun

1. pubkeeper; innkeeper
2. _archaic_ host (someone who receives a guest)
3. _in-compounds_ agent; caretaker; someone responsible or knowledgeable

## Proper name

1. _surname_ a surname

## Examples

- Viren springen von einem Wirt zum nächsten über. — Viruses jump from host to host.
- Er machte die Rechnung ohne den Wirt. — He had reckoned without his host.
- Unser Wirt war sehr nett. — Our landlord was very nice.
- Herr Wirt, noch eine Runde! — Landlord, another round!
- Er fragt den Wirt, ob er einen guten Wein hat. — He asked the landlord whether he had any decent wine.

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