besser

See also: Besser

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛsɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German beȥȥer, from Old High German beȥȥiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Cognates

Cognate with Low German beter, Dutch beter, West Frisian better, English better, Danish bedre, Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”).

Adjective

besser

  1. comparative degree of gut; better

Etymology 2

Verb

besser

  1. inflection of bessern:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Further reading

  • “besser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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