Bettelstab

German

Etymology

From betteln (“to beg”) +‎ Stab (“staff, stick”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɛtl̩ˌʃtaːp]
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Hyphenation: Bet‧tel‧stab

Noun

Bettelstab m (genitive Bettelstabs or Bettelstabes, plural Bettelstäbe)

(now only used in idioms) beggar's staff

Declension

Declension of Bettelstab

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bettelstab	die	Bettelstäbe
genitive	eines	des	Bettelstabes, Bettelstabs	der	Bettelstäbe
dative	einem	dem	Bettelstab, Bettelstabe¹	den	Bettelstäben
accusative	einen	den	Bettelstab	die	Bettelstäbe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

an den Bettelstab bringen

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