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Bett

Bett

See also: bett

Alemannic German

Noun

Bett n (plural Better)

  1. bed

German

Alternative forms

  • Bette (non-standard nowadays)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

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

  1. bed (for sleeping)
  2. blanket etc.
  3. river bed

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Noun

Bett n (plural Better)

  1. bed

bett

bett

See also: Bett

Swedish

Noun

bett n

  1. a bite (wound left behind after having been bitten)
  2. a bite (the act of biting)
  3. a bite (the swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting)

Declension

Inflection of bett 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bett bettet bett betten
Genitive betts bettets betts bettens

Related terms

  • bettskena
  • hundbett
  • myggbett

Verb

bett

  1. supine of bedja.
  2. supine of be.