Bett

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Bett.

Proper noun

Bett (plural Betts)

  1. A surname.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-Germanic *badją. Cognate with German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bett n (plural Better)

  1. bed

References

German

1. ein Bett

Alternative forms

  • Bette (colloquial in eastern Germany; otherwise obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“plot, grave, resting-place, bed”), perhaps (if originally "dug sleeping-place") from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Low German Bedd, Dutch bed, West Frisian bêd, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður. Doublet of Beet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

Bett n (mixed, genitive Bettes or Betts, plural Betten, diminutive Bettchen n or Bettlein n)

  1. bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)
  2. bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)

Declension

Declension of Bett [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bett die Betten
genitive eines des Bettes, Betts der Betten
dative einem dem Bett, Bette1 den Betten
accusative ein das Bett die Betten

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German betti, from Proto-Germanic *badją.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bett n (plural Better)

  1. bed

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed.

Noun

Bett n (plural Bedder)

  1. bed

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bett f (plural Betten)

  1. tub
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