Besteck

See also: besteck

German

Etymology

From bestecken (“to provide a thing by inserting it into another thing”), from be- +‎ stecken. Originally referred to a case into which a set of tools was put, later shifting to refer to the tools themselves.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəˈʃtɛk/
Audio (Austria): (file)
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Noun

Besteck n (strong, genitive Besteckes or Bestecks, plural Bestecke)

(collective) cutlery
Hyponyms: Messer, Gabel, Löffel
(collective) silverware
(medicine) set of instruments
Der Chirurg verlangte ein neues Besteck.
The surgeon demanded a new set of instruments.
(nautical) position of a ship

Declension

Declension of Besteck [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Besteck	die	Bestecke
genitive	eines	des	Besteckes, Bestecks	der	Bestecke
dative	einem	dem	Besteck, Bestecke¹	den	Bestecken
accusative	ein	das	Besteck	die	Bestecke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Dutch: bestek
→ Norwegian Bokmål: bestikk
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: bestikk
→ Serbo-Croatian: beštek