Bettelstab

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German

Etymology

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

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  • Hyphenation: Bet‧tel‧stab

Noun

Bettelstab m (strong, genitive Bettelstabes or Bettelstabs, plural Bettelstäbe)

  1. (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 rare, see notes.

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