Bettuch

German

Etymology 1

Bett +‎ Tuch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛtˌtuːx/

Noun

Bettuch n (strong, genitive Bettuches or Bettuchs, plural Bettücher)

  1. Formerly standard spelling of Betttuch which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996.
Declension
Declension of Bettuch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bettuch die Bettücher
genitive eines des Bettuches, Bettuchs der Bettücher
dative einem dem Bettuch, Bettuche1 den Bettüchern
accusative ein das Bettuch die Bettücher

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

beten +‎ Tuch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːtˌtuːx/

Noun

Bettuch n (strong, genitive Bettuches or Bettuchs, plural Bettücher)

  1. (Judaism) tallit, prayer shawl
    Synonym: Tallit
Declension
Declension of Bettuch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bettuch die Bettücher
genitive eines des Bettuches, Bettuchs der Bettücher
dative einem dem Bettuch, Bettuche1 den Bettüchern
accusative ein das Bettuch die Bettücher

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Bettuch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bettuch” in Duden online
  • “Bettuch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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