Buffet
See also: buffet
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Büfett (frequent; perdominant in Germany)
- Büfet, Büffet, Büfee, Büffee (nonstandard, but sometimes seen)
Etymology
editThe spelling Büfett, preferred at least in Germany, represents the Germanised pronunciation in /ɛt/. Such a pronunciation has established itself in many words like Parkett, Kabarett, etc. In the case of Buffet, however, the French pronunciation has widely prevailed, which means that speakers now often pronounce /eː/ while reading and writing Büfett.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBuffet n (strong, genitive Buffets, plural Buffets)
Usage notes
edit- The spelling Buffet has been an optional spelling since 2017.
Declension
editCategories:
- German terms borrowed from French
- German terms derived from French
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/eː
- Rhymes:German/eː/2 syllables
- Rhymes:German/ɛt
- Rhymes:German/ɛt/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Cooking
- de:Furniture
- German words affected by 2017 spelling changes