Biskuit

German

Alternative forms

• Biscuit, Bisquit (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French biscuit. Doublet of Biskotte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Biskuit n or (not in Austria) m (strong, genitive Biskuits or Biskuites, plural Biskuits or Biskuite)

1. sponge cake

Usage notes

Declension of Biskuit [neuter // masculine (not in Austria), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Biskuit	die	Biskuits, Biskuite
genitive	eines	des	Biskuits, Biskuites	der	Biskuits, Biskuite
dative	einem	dem	Biskuit, Biskuite1	den	Biskuits, Biskuiten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Biskuit	die	Biskuits, Biskuite

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Biskuitteig

Further reading

• “Biskuit” in Duden online