Besteck

Betekenis

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

Geslacht

Onzijdig

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/bəˈʃtɛk/

Etymologie

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.