Bette

See also: bette and Betté

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛt/, /ˈbɛti/
• Rhymes: -ɛt, -ɛti

Proper noun

Bette

1. A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
   • 1981, William Wharton, Dad, Knopf, →ISBN, page 293:

     "Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess."
     There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic.
     "Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer."

Anagrams

• Tebet

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bette n (mixed, genitive Bettes, plural Betten)

1. (now colloquial, regional, eastern Germany, otherwise obsolete) alternative form of Bett

Declension

Declension of Bette [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Bette	die	Betten
genitive	eines	des	Bettes	der	Betten
dative	einem	dem	Bette	den	Betten
accusative	ein	das	Bette	die	Betten

Noun

Bette

1. (archaic) dative singular of Bett