Beichtn

See also: beichtn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German bīht, begiht, from Old High German bigiht, bijiht, from bi- + giht or jiht (“statement, confession”), from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, from *jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɑɛ̯çd̥n/
• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥æːçd̥n/ (East Central, Vienna)
• Homophone: beichtn

Noun

Beichtn f (plural Beichtn, diminutive Beichterl)

1. (Christianity) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins)
2. (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds)

Related terms

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