Biskuit

German

Alternative forms

Biscuit, Bisquit (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French biscuit. Doublet of Biskotte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Biskuit n or (not in Austria) m (strong, genitive Biskuits or Biskuites, plural Biskuits or Biskuite)

sponge cake

Usage notes

Declension of Biskuit [neuter // masculine (not in Austria), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Biskuit	die	Biskuits, Biskuite
genitive	eines	des	Biskuits, Biskuites	der	Biskuits, Biskuite
dative	einem	dem	Biskuit, Biskuite¹	den	Biskuits, Biskuiten
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Biskuit	die	Biskuits, Biskuite

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Biskuitteig

Further reading

“Biskuit” in Duden online

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