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Bett
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bett
English
Etymology
As an English surname, from personal names based on pet forms of en Beatrice or en Elizabeth, also masculine pet forms of en Bertram and en Bartholomew.
As a en de - surname from the noun de Bett.
Proper noun
s
en.
Alemannic German
Etymology
gsw gem-pro 1
From gsw gmh bet, gmh bette, from gsw goh betti, from gsw gmw-pro *badi.
Cognate with de Bett, nl bed, en bed, sv bädd, is beður.
Pronunciation
gsw /betː/ eastern Switzerland
gsw /bɛtː/ western Switzerland
Noun
gsw noun n plural Better
bed
References
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gsw Furniture Sleep
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh bet, bar bette, from bar goh betti, from bar gmw-pro *badi.
Cognate with de Bett, nl bed, en bed, sv bädd, is beður.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈb̥et/ Northern, Central
bar /ˈb̥ɛt/ Southern
bar et
Noun
m Bettn
bed
German
thumb|1. ein Bett
Alternative forms
de Bette colloquial in eastern Germany; otherwise obsolete
Etymology
de ine-pro
From de gmh bet, gmh bette, from de goh betti, from de gmw-pro *badi, from de gem-pro *badją (“plot, grave, resting-place, bed”).
Cognate with nds Bedd, nl bed, fy bêd, en bed, sv bädd, is beður. de Beet.
Pronunciation
de /bɛt/
de De-Bett.ogg Germany
de De-Bett2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Bett.ogg Austria [d̥as ˈb̥e̞t]
de ɛt 1
Noun
n,(e)s,en chen,lein,erl
bed piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest
bed bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river
Declension
n,(e)s,en
Hyponyms
de Doppelbett Ehebett Federbett Feldbett Flussbett Gleisbett Himmelbett Intensivbett Kindbett Krankenbett Lotterbett Prokrustesbett Sterbebett Wochenbett
Derived terms
de betten Bettchen bettlägerig einbetten umbetten
Related terms
de Bettenbelegung Bettenburg Bettdecke Bettenschubse Bettgeflüster Bettgenosse Bettgeschichte Bettgespielin Bettgestell Betthase Betthupferl Bettlaken Bettlektüre Bett machen Bettnässer Bettpfanne Bettruhe Bettzeug das Bett hüten Bettwanze
Related terms
de Beet
Further reading
de Furniture Sleep
Low German
Noun
nds noun n
nds Bedd
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gem-pro 1
From lb gmh bette, from lb goh betti, from lb gmw-pro *badi.
Pronunciation
lb /bæt/
Noun
n Better
bed
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
pdc gem-pro 1
From pdc gmh bette, from pdc goh betti, from pdc gmw-pro *badi.
Compare de Bett, nl bed, en bed.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Bedder
bed
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml bat, from pdt osx bath, from pdt gmw-pro *baþ.
Noun
pdt noun f plural Betten
tub
pdt 1-syllable words