Bettenburg

German

Etymology

Bett (“bed”) +‎ -en- +‎ Burg (“castle”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bettenburg f (genitive Bettenburg, plural Bettenburgen)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) giant hotel; over-developed resort
    • 2012, Izabella Gawin, DuMont Reise-Taschenbuch Gran Canaria, DuMont Reiseverlag, →ISBN, page 8:
      Doch muss man sich nur wenige Kilometer von den Bettenburgen fortbewegen, um ein völlig anderes Gran Canaria zu erleben—einsam, wild und unberührt.
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Declension

Declension of Bettenburg [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bettenburg die Bettenburgen
genitive einer der Bettenburg der Bettenburgen
dative einer der Bettenburg den Bettenburgen
accusative eine die Bettenburg die Bettenburgen

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