Beffchen
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Etymology[edit]
Via Middle Low German beve, beffe, itself (possibly via Middle Dutch) from Old French biffe (“striped fabric”). Compare Dutch bef.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Beffchen n (strong, genitive Beffchens, plural Beffchen)
- (Protestantism) preaching bands (a kind of neckwear worn chiefly by Protestant ministers)
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 329:
- Namentlich nachdem der junge Pfarrer, den Luise Ziemßen berufen, und der zu Hans Castorps Bedauern keine gestärkte Krause, sondern nur Bäffchen getragen hatte, mit ihm gebetet, nahm seine Haltung amtlich-dienstliches Gepräge an, äußerte er Wünsche nur in Form kurzer Befehlsworte.
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Beffchen [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Beffchen” in Duden online
- “Beffchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Beffchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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