Noun
der Beck
(southern German) baker
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plural Becken
Meanings
Noun
- (southern German) baker
Example sentence
In Süddeutschland nennt man einen Bäcker auch Beck.
In southern Germany, a baker is also called Beck.
Word forms
singular
der Beck
plural
die Becken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Beck
Accusativeden Beck
Dativedem Beck
Genitivedes Beckes
Plural
Nominativedie Becken
Accusativedie Becken
Dativeden Becken
Genitiveder Becken
Usage
- Beck / Bäcker — Beck is a regional name for a baker, especially in southern and Swiss dialects.
- beim Beck — At the baker's in regional speech; standard German usually uses beim Bäcker.
Der Beck im Dorf backt jeden Morgen frisches Brot.
The baker in the village bakes fresh bread every morning.