beker

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) beaker, cup, chalice (drinking vessel, often but not always without a handle, generally not made of glass)
2. (masculine) cup (trophy)

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of bekeren:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of bekeren:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of bekeren:

Concepts

cup

mug

glass

beaker

vessel

goblet

tumbler

chalice

pot

wind chimes

jar

🫙

tub

Synonyms

mok

bokaal

cup

drinkbeker

glas

kelk

bloemkelk

kopje

miskelk

tas

drinkkom

kop

kroes

Beker

jat

✋

bak

Hyphenated as

be‧ker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeː.kər/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bicarium, probably a diminutive of Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”). Cognate with English beaker.