Polyglot Dictionary

Bettdecke

/ˈbɛtˌdɛkə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bettdecken

Meaning

  1. duvet

    Built from Bett (bed) + Decke (cover).

    • Ich brauche eine warme Bettdecke.

      I need a warm duvet.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bett bed
  • Decke cover

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

couette

couette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "duvet."

Portuguese

edredom

edredom is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "duvet."

Practice

1 What does Bettdecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich brauche eine warme ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bettdecke?

nouncompound

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