Becher
English
Proper noun
Becher
- A male given name.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Numbers 26:35:
- These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
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Anagrams
- breech
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: be‧cher
Proper noun
Becher
- a surname
German
Etymology
From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Proto-West Germanic *bikāri (compare Dutch beker, English beaker), from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), held to be a variant of bacarium, bacar. Displaced native Stauf in Early New High German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛçɐ/
- Hyphenation: Be‧cher
Audio (file)
Noun
Becher m (strong, genitive Bechers, plural Becher, diminutive Becherchen n or Becherlein n)
- a cylindrical or slightly conical drinking vessel without a stem, typically with no handle, beaker
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Becher | die | Becher |
| genitive | eines | des | Bechers | der | Becher |
| dative | einem | dem | Becher | den | Bechern |
| accusative | einen | den | Becher | die | Becher |
Derived terms
- Alubecher
- Aluminiumbecher
- Anrührbecher
- Aschbecher
- Aschenbecher
- Auslaufbecher
- Bereitstellungsbecher
- Blütenbecher
- Doppelbecher
- Drehaschenbecher
- Eichelbecher
- Eierbecher
- Einwegbecher
- Eisbecher
- Faltenbecher
- Faraday-Becher
- Faustbecher
- Fransenbecher
- Freudenbecher
- Freundschaftsbecher
- Fruchtbecher
- Geschmacksbecher
- Giftbecher
- Glasbecher
- Glockenbecher
- Goldbecher
- Henkelbecher
- Herbst-Goldbecher
- Holzbecher
- Honigbecher
- Joghurtbecher
- Kaffeebecher
- Kathodenbecher
- Kelchbecher
- Kidduschbecher
- Knobelbecher
- Kristallbecher
- Kunststoffbecher
- Lederbecher
- Märzbecher
- Märzenbecher
- Messbecher
- Milchbecher
- Mischbecher
- Mixbecher
- Pacossierbecher
- Pappbecher
- Pfandbecher
- Plastebecher
- Plastikbecher
- Puddingbecher
- Rasierbecher
- Reklame-Aschenbecher (Reklameaschenbecher)
- Rotweinbecher
- Rührwerksbecher
- Rüsselbecher
- Schallbecher
- Schierlingsbecher
- Schießbecher
- Schnabelbecher
- Schöpfbecher
- Schüttelbecher
- Silberbecher
- Standaschenbecher
- Styroporbecher
- Taufbecher
- Trichterbecher
- Trinkbecher
- Tulpenbecher
- Wackelbecher
- Wandaschenbecher
- Weinbecher
- Weißbecher
- Würfelbecher
- Zahnputzbecher
- Zinnbecher
- Zitzenbecher
Descendants
- → French: bécher
- → Italian: becher
Proper noun
Becher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bechers or (with an article) Becher, feminine genitive Becher, plural Bechers or Becher)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Becher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Becher” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”).
Cognate with German Becher, Dutch beker, English beaker (via Old Norse), Icelandic bikar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæχeʀ/, [ˈbæɕɐ]
Noun
Becher m (plural Becheren)
- cup, beaker
Romanian
Etymology
From becher.
Proper noun
Becher m (genitive/dative lui Becher)
- a surname