Barchent

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German barchant, barchât, barchet, barkân, from Arabic بَرَّكَان‎ (barrakān).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbarçənt/

Noun

Barchent m (genitive Barchents or Barchentes, plural Barchente)

  1. fustian, barracan, a kind of rough and dense cloth of linen and cotton
    • 1827 February 17, Öffentlicher Anzeiger zum 7. Stück des Amtsblatts der königlichen Regierung zu Erfurt, Erfurt, page 34:
      Es sind am Abende des 2ten d. M. in Isseroda entwendet: […] 3) eine dunkelblaue mit blaustreifigem Barchent gefütterte Tuchjacke mit Knöpfen von weißem Metall;
      On the evening of the 2th of the month in Isseroda one has stolen: […] 3) a darkblue fiber-jacket wadded with blue-striped fustian of buttons of white metal;

Declension
Declension of Barchent
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Barchent die Barchente
genitive eines des Barchentes,
Barchents		 der Barchente
dative einem dem Barchent,
Barchente1		 den Barchenten
accusative einen den Barchent die Barchente
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • barchent
  • barchenten

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.