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Becher

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See also: becher, bécher, and bêcher

English

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Proper noun

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Becher

  1. A male given name.

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Be‧cher

Proper noun

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Becher

  1. a surname

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Second half 17th century

Etymology

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From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī. Displaced native Stauf in Early New High German. Cognate with English beaker.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛçɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Be‧cher
  • Rhymes: -ɛçɐ

Noun

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Becher m (strong, genitive Bechers, plural Becher, diminutive Becherchen n or Becherlein n)

  1. a cylindrical or slightly conical drinking vessel without a stem, typically with no handle, beaker

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: bécher
  • Italian: becher

Proper noun

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Becher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bechers or (with an article) Becher, feminine genitive Becher, plural Bechers or Becher)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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  • Becher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Becher” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, amphora).

Cognate with German Becher, Dutch beker, English beaker (via Old Norse), Icelandic bikar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbæχeʀ/, [ˈbæɕɐ]

Noun

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Becher m (plural Becheren)

  1. cup, beaker

Further reading

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  • Becher in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire

Romanian

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Etymology

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From becher.

Proper noun

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Becher m (genitive/dative lui Becher)

  1. a surname
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