Besteck
Meaning
- cutlery
- silverware
- set of instruments
- position of a ship
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈʃtɛk/
Etymology
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.
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