Besteck
See also: besteck
German edit
Etymology edit
From bestecken (“to provide a thing by inserting it into another thing”), from be- + stecken. Originally referred to a case into which a set of tools was put, later shifting to refer to the tools themselves.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Besteck n (strong, genitive Besteckes or Bestecks, plural Bestecke)
- (collective) cutlery
- (collective) silverware
- (medicine) set of instruments
- Der Chirurg verlangte ein neues Besteck.
- The surgeon demanded a new set of instruments.
- (nautical) position of a ship
Declension edit
Declension of Besteck [neuter, strong]