bæger

Danish

Etymology

From Old Saxon bikeri, from Late Latin bicarium. Compare English beaker, German Becher.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛːɣər/, [ˈb̥ɛːjɐ], [ˈb̥ɛːɐ], [ˈb̥æːɐ]
  • Homophones: bager, bære, bærer

Noun

bæger n (singular definite bægeret or bægret, plural indefinite bægere or bægre)

  1. cup
  2. tub
  3. calyx
  4. dicebox

Declension
Declension of bæger
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bæger bægeret
bægret		 bægere
bægre		 bægerne
bægrene
genitive bægers bægerets
bægrets		 bægeres
bægres		 bægernes
bægrenes

Descendants
  • Norwegian Bokmål: beger
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: beger
  • → North Frisian: baager
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