Barte

See also: Bärte

German

Etymology 1

Pertaining to Bart (“beard”). The form is most probably from the Dutch plural baarden, although contemporary Dutch uses balein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːrtə/, [ˈbaːʁtə], [ˈbaːɐ̯tə], [ˈbaːtə]

• Audio (Berlin):

  (file)

Noun

Barte f (genitive Barte, plural Barten)

1. baleen (plates in the mouth of the baleen whale)

Usage notes

• The singular is rare.

Declension

Declension of Barte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Barte	die	Barten
genitive	einer	der	Barte	der	Barten
dative	einer	der	Barte	den	Barten
accusative	eine	die	Barte	die	Barten

Derived terms

• Bartenwal

Etymology 2

From Middle High German barte, from Old High German barta from Proto-Germanic *bardǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbartə/, [ˈbaʁtə], [ˈbaɐ̯tə], [ˈbaːtə]

• Audio (Berlin):

  (file)

Noun

Barte f (genitive Barte, plural Barten)

1. (obsolete) axe or halberd
2. (heraldry) axe

Declension

Declension of Barte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Barte	die	Barten
genitive	einer	der	Barte	der	Barten
dative	einer	der	Barte	den	Barten
accusative	eine	die	Barte	die	Barten

Related terms

• Hellebarde

Descendants

• → Old Polish: barta
  • Polish: barta

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːrtə/, [ˈbaːʁtə], [ˈbaːɐ̯tə], [ˈbaːtə]

• Audio (Berlin):

  (file)

Noun

Barte

1. (archaic) dative singular of Bart