"Bett" meaning in German

See Bett in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɛt/ Audio: De-Bett.ogg , De-Bett2.ogg , De-at-Bett.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“plot, grave, resting-place, bed”). Cognate with Low German Bedd, Dutch bed, West Frisian bêd, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður. Doublet of Beet. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|ine-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|bet}} Middle High German bet, {{inh|de|goh|betti}} Old High German betti, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*badi}} Proto-West Germanic *badi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*badją}} Proto-Germanic *badją, {{cog|nds|Bedd}} Low German Bedd, {{cog|nl|bed}} Dutch bed, {{cog|fy|bêd}} West Frisian bêd, {{cog|en|bed}} English bed, {{cog|sv|bädd}} Swedish bädd, {{cog|is|beður}} Icelandic beður, {{doublet|de|Beet}} Doublet of Beet Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,en|dim=chen,lein}} Bett n (mixed, genitive Bettes or Betts, plural Betten, diminutive Bettchen n or Bettlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,en}} Forms: Bettes [genitive], Betts [genitive], Betten [plural], Bettchen [diminutive, neuter], Bettlein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bett [nominative, singular], Betten [definite, nominative, plural], Bettes [genitive, singular], Betts [genitive, singular], Betten [definite, genitive, plural], Bett [dative, singular], Bette [dative, singular], Betten [dative, definite, plural], Bett [accusative, singular], Betten [accusative, definite, plural], Bette [alternative]
  1. bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest) Tags: mixed, neuter Categories (topical): Furniture, Sleep
    Sense id: en-Bett-de-noun-pFePu~S~ Disambiguation of Furniture: 89 11 Disambiguation of Sleep: 67 33 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river) Tags: mixed, neuter
    Sense id: en-Bett-de-noun-mxEBuFiG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bettchen, betten, bettlägerig, einbetten, umbetten
Hyponyms: Doppelbett, Ehebett, Federbett, Feldbett, Flussbett, Gleisbett, Himmelbett, Intensivbett, Kindbett, Krankenbett, Lotterbett, Prokrustesbett, Sterbebett, Wochenbett Related terms: Bett machen, Bettdecke, Bettenbelegung, Bettenburg, Bettenschubse, Bettgeflüster, Bettgenosse, Bettgeschichte, Bettgespielin, Bettgestell, Betthase, Betthupferl, Bettlaken, Bettlektüre, Bettnässer, Bettpfanne, Bettruhe, Bettwanze, Bettzeug, das Bett hüten, Beet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "Bettgenosse"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettgeschichte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettgespielin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettgestell"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betthase"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betthupferl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettlaken"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettlektüre"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettnässer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettpfanne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettruhe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bettzeug"
    },
    {
      "word": "das Bett hüten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bed",
          "bed"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Bett.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/De-Bett.ogg/De-Bett.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/De-Bett.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Bett2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/06/De-Bett2.ogg/De-Bett2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/De-Bett2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Bett.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c3/De-at-Bett.ogg/De-at-Bett.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/De-at-Bett.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bett"
}

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