Beichtn

== Bavarian == === Etymology === From Middle High German bīht, begiht, from Old High German bigiht, bijiht, from bi- + giht or jiht (“statement, confession”), from Proto-Germanic *jihtiz, from *jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European *yék-e-ti, from *yek- (“to speak”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɑɛ̯çd̥n/ IPA(key): /ˈb̥æːçd̥n/ (East Central, Vienna) Homophone: beichtn === Noun === Beichtn f (plural Beichtn, diminutive Beichterl) (Christianity) confession (sacramental disclosure of one's sins) (figurative) confession (disclosure of one's bad deeds) ==== Related terms ==== beichtn