Bette

See also: bette and Betté

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛt/, /ˈbɛti/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt, -ɛti

Proper noun

Bette

  1. A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
    • 1981, William Wharton, Dad, Knopf, →ISBN, page 293:
      "Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess."
      There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic.
      "Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer."

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German

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Noun

Bette n (mixed, genitive Bettes, plural Betten)

  1. (now colloquial, regional, eastern Germany, otherwise obsolete) alternative form of Bett

Declension
Declension of Bette [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bette die Betten
genitive eines des Bettes der Betten
dative einem dem Bette den Betten
accusative ein das Bette die Betten

Noun

Bette

  1. (archaic) dative singular of Bett
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