Betthupferl
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛtˌhʊp͡fɐl/
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Noun
Betthupferl n (strong or mixed, genitive Betthupferls, plural Betthupferl or Betthupferln)
- (regional) bedtime treat, (by extension) bedtime story
- 2009 February 26, Thomas Assheuer, “Deutsches Reinemachen”, in Die Zeit:
- Zugleich erfährt der Zuschauer, dass sie nie lesen und schreiben lernte, also fern jener deutsch-abendländischen Kultur war, die ihr der unbescholtene Liebhaber mit seinen literarischen Betthupferln nahegebracht hatte.
- At the same time, the viewer learns that she never learned to read or write, that is, she was far from the German-Western culture which the innocent lover had brought closer to her with his literary bedtime treats.
Declension
Declension of Betthupferl [neuter, strong // mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Betthupferl | die | Betthupferl, Betthupferln |
| genitive | eines | des | Betthupferls | der | Betthupferl, Betthupferln |
| dative | einem | dem | Betthupferl | den | Betthupferln |
| accusative | ein | das | Betthupferl | die | Betthupferl, Betthupferln |
Further reading
- “Betthupferl” in Duden online
- “Betthupferl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Betthupferl on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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