Bettpfosten

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German

Etymology

Bett +‎ Pfosten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛtˌp͡fɔstn̩/
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Noun

Bettpfosten m (strong, genitive Bettpfostens, plural Bettpfosten)

  1. bedpost
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      „Willst du sein Schlafzimmer sehn?“ fragte sie K., ging hin und sah von der Schwelle aus in den niedrigen fensterlosen Raum, der von einem schmalen Bett vollständig ausgefüllt war. In dieses Bett mußte man über den Bettpfosten steigen.
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