Bericht

See also: bericht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German beriht, from Middle High German berihten, birihten, from Old High German birihten (“to straighten out, make tidy”), equivalent to be- +‎ richten. Cognate with Middle Low German bericht (“report, doctrine, saying”), Dutch bericht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʁɪçt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

Bericht m (strong, genitive Berichtes or Berichts, plural Berichte)

  1. report, account, news story
    Glücklicherweise liegen keine Berichte über Unfallopfer vor.
    Fortunately, there are no reports of accident victims.

Declension

Declension of Bericht [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bericht die Berichte
genitive eines des Berichtes, Berichts der Berichte
dative einem dem Bericht, Berichte1 den Berichten
accusative einen den Bericht die Berichte

1Now rare, see notes.

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Bericht m (plural Berichter)

  1. report, account

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Bericht in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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