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Besteck
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besteck
German
Etymology
From de bestecken to provide a thing by inserting it into another thing, from de be stecken. Originally referred to a case into which a set of tools was put, later shifting to refer to the tools themselves.
Pronunciation
de /bəˈʃtɛk/
de De-at-Besteck.ogg Austria
de De-Besteck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s
de collective cutlery
de Messer Gabel Löffel
de collective silverware
de medicine set of instruments
de Der Chirurg verlangte ein neues Besteck. The surgeon demanded a new set of instruments.
de nautical position of a ship
Declension
n,(e)s
Derived terms
de Essbesteck Einwegbesteck Fixerbesteck Holzbesteck Plastikbesteck Metallbesteck Silberbesteck Kinderbesteck Obstbesteck Salatbesteck Fischbesteck
Descendants
nl bestek 1
nb bestikk 1
nn bestikk 1
sh beštek 1
Further reading
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