Besteck

Signification

1. cutlery
2. silverware
3. set of instruments
4. position of a ship

Genre

Neutre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bəˈʃtɛk/

Étymologie

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.