"Bettdecke" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛtˌdɛkə/ Audio: De-Bettdecke.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛkə Etymology: From Bett (“bed”) + Decke (“covering”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Bett<t:bed>|Decke<t:covering>}}, {{compound|de|Bett|Decke|t1=bed|t2=covering}} Bett (“bed”) + Decke (“covering”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Bettdecke f (genitive Bettdecke, plural Bettdecken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bettdecke [genitive], Bettdecken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bettdecke [nominative, singular], Bettdecken [definite, nominative, plural], Bettdecke [genitive, singular], Bettdecken [definite, genitive, plural], Bettdecke [dative, singular], Bettdecken [dative, definite, plural], Bettdecke [accusative, singular], Bettdecken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a covering that warms the body during sleep; especially a duvet (being the commonest in German-speaking Europe), but also a blanket, coverlet, quilt, etc. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bettdecke-de-noun-9p8nDEk2
  2. bedspread Tags: feminine Synonyms: Tagesdecke
    Sense id: en-Bettdecke-de-noun-0nCskBdD
  3. (uncommon, illiterate) bed sheet Tags: feminine, uncommon Synonyms: Laken, Bettlaken, Betttuch
    Sense id: en-Bettdecke-de-noun-N~B0QVLG Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Bedding Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 23 3 75 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 20 3 77 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 1 77 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 3 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 1 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 1 88 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 3 83 Disambiguation of Bedding: 17 8 75

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "2": ":af",
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        "4": "Decke<t:covering>"
      },
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    },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Bett (“bed”) + Decke (“covering”).",
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    {
      "form": "Bettdecke",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecken",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecken",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecke",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecken",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a covering that warms the body during sleep; especially a duvet (being the commonest in German-speaking Europe), but also a blanket, coverlet, quilt, etc."
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "Tagesdecke"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "Laken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bettlaken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Betttuch"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
      ]
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bettdecke"
}
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "Bettdecken",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Bettdecke",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bettdecken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "a covering that warms the body during sleep; especially a duvet (being the commonest in German-speaking Europe), but also a blanket, coverlet, quilt, etc."
      ],
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          "covering"
        ],
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          "duvet",
          "duvet"
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          "blanket"
        ],
        [
          "coverlet",
          "coverlet"
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          "quilt"
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        {
          "word": "Tagesdecke"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ],
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      "qualifier": "illiterate",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Laken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bettlaken"
        },
        {
          "word": "Betttuch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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    },
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}

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