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