Bettelei

German

Etymology

betteln +‎ -ei

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛtəˈlaɪ̯/
Hyphenation: Bet‧te‧lei

Noun

Bettelei f (genitive Bettelei, no plural)

begging, panhandling

Declension

Declension of Bettelei [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bettelei
genitive	einer	der	Bettelei
dative	einer	der	Bettelei
accusative	eine	die	Bettelei

Further reading

“Bettelei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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