Becken

See also: bécken

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛkən/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German becken, from Old High German becki, beckin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum (possibly attested as bacchinon, 6th century), probably from Gaulish. Compare Dutch bekken and further French bassin, English basin.

Noun

Becken n (strong, genitive Beckens, plural Becken)

1. basin, wide bowl
2. a swimming pool or other artificial pool
3. (geology) a basin, large hollow, enclosed valley
4. (anatomy) pelvis
5. (music) cymbal

Declension

Declension of Becken [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Becken	die	Becken
genitive	eines	des	Beckens	der	Becken
dative	einem	dem	Becken	den	Becken
accusative	ein	das	Becken	die	Becken

Derived terms

• Fischbecken
• Hafenbecken
• Schwimmbecken
• Waschbecken

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Becken

1. dative plural of Beck (“beak”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Becken

1. (archaic to obsolete) inflection of Beck (“baker”):
   1. genitive/dative/accusative singular
   2. all-case plural

Further reading

• Becken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Becken” in Duden online
• “Becken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache