Betise

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See also: bêtise and bêtisé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bêtise.

Noun

Betise f (genitive Betise, plural Betisen)

  1. (dated, formal) Synonym of Dummheit; bêtise
    • 1967 October 13, Ernst Stein, “Endlich der ganze Casanova”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Casanova war immerhin der Zeitgenosse von Restif de la Bretonne und Sade, aber sein Fetischismus hat nichts Krankhaftes; sein Reinlichkeitssinn war ungewöhnlich für eine unter Orangenblütenwasser stinkende Epoche, und den unsäglichen Betisen des Marquis hätte er völlig verständnislos gegenübergestanden.
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Declension

Declension of Betise
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Betise die Betisen
genitive einer der Betise der Betisen
dative einer der Betise den Betisen
accusative eine die Betise die Betisen

Further reading

  • “Betise” in Duden online
  • “Betise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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