Baedeker
English
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Baedeker's Paris (1860)
Alternative forms
- Baedeker's, Baedekers
Etymology
From German Baedeker.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪdɪkə]
- (US) IPA(key): [ˈbeɪdəkəɹ]
Proper noun
Baedeker
- (proprietary name) A long-established series of travel guidebooks.
- 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread:
- Mrs. Herriton did not proceed. She was not one to detect the hidden charms of Baedeker. Some of the information seemed to her unnecessary, all of it was dull.
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Noun
Baedeker (plural Baedekers)
- (by extension from the proprietary name) Any travel guide, advice for travelers, or guide pertaining to other subjects.
- 1934 December 3, “Literary Guide: Review of The Georgian Scene by Frank Swinnerton”, in Time:
- His middle-of-the-road guidebook to the Georgians (Henry James to T. S. Eliot) will be a useful Baedeker for literary sightseers.
- 1991 September 6, Nancy Sharkey, “Concierges: Baedekers in the Flesh”, in New York Times, page C1:
- Concierges: Baedekers in the Flesh [title]
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Derived terms
- Baedeker raid
Further reading
Baedeker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “Baedeker”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Baedeker, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Baedeker”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Baedeker” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
German
Alternative forms
- Bädeker
Etymology
Named after German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801–1859). The original spelling of the family name was Bädeker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːdɛkɐ/
(file)
Noun
Baedeker m (strong, genitive Baedekers or Baedeker, plural Baedeker)
- Baedeker (travel guide)
- 1881, Karl May, Durch Wüste und Harem:
- Ich ziehe das Pferd und das Kamel den Posten und Bahnen, das Kanoe dem Steamer und die Büchse dem wohl visierten Passe vor; auch reise ich lieber nach Timbuktu oder Tobolsk als nach Nizza oder Helgoland; ich verlasse mich auf keinen Dolmetscher und auf keinen Bädeker; […]
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Declension
Declension of Baedeker [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Baedeker | die | Baedeker |
genitive | eines | des | Baedekers, Baedeker | der | Baedeker |
dative | einem | dem | Baedeker | den | Baedekern |
accusative | einen | den | Baedeker | die | Baedeker |
Further reading
Baedeker-Reiseführer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Baedeker” in Duden online