Beutel
See also: beutel
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Beutel (plural Beutels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beutel is the 24159st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1041 individuals. Beutel is most common among White (96.16%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beutel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German biutel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil (“bag, purse”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Dutch buidel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Beutel m (strong, genitive Beutels, plural Beutel, diminutive Beutelchen n)
- a small to medium-sized bag, usually of fabric
- Der Beutel ist ziemlich voll.
- The bag is quite full.
- pouch (bag with a drawstring)
- pouch (body part of a marsupial)
Usage notes edit
- Bags of paper or plastic are more properly called Tüten, though Beutel can be used as well. Moreover, only Beutel is used in some particular contexts, e.g. Staubsaugerbeutel (“vacuum cleaner bag”), Teebeutel (“tea bag”), etc.
Declension edit
Declension of Beutel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- בײַטלען (baytlen)