Becken

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛkən/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German becken, from Old High German becki, beckin, from Vulgar Latin *baccīnum (possibly attested as bacchinon, 6th century), probably from Gaulish. Compare Dutch bekken and further French bassin, English basin. ==== Noun ==== Becken n (strong, genitive Beckens, plural Becken) basin, wide bowl a swimming pool or other artificial pool (geology) a basin, large hollow, enclosed valley (anatomy) pelvis (music) cymbal ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Becken dative plural of Beck (“beak”) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Becken (archaic to obsolete) inflection of Beck (“baker”): genitive/dative/accusative singular all-case plural === Further reading === Becken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Becken” in Duden online “Becken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)