Bettelei

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

betteln +‎ -ei

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Bettelei f (genitive Bettelei, no plural)

begging, panhandling

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

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

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