Bettelstab
German, noun[ˈbɛtl̩ˌʃtaːp]
Bettelstab is spelled B-E-T-T-E-L-S-T-A-B (10 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bettelstab is a German masculine noun meaning “beggar's staff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stock eines (alten, kranken) Bettlers; heute fast nur noch in Redewendungen als Sinnbild der Armut, Verarmung”.
What does Bettelstab mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebeggar's staff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stock eines (alten, kranken) Bettlers; heute fast nur noch in Redewendungen als Sinnbild der Armut, Verarmung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bettelstab
- Bettelstabes genitive
- Bettelstabs genitive
- Bettelstäbe plural
- Bettelstabe dative singular
- Bettelstäben dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bettelstab?
- [ˈbɛtl̩ˌʃtaːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bettelstab in German?
Bettelstab appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).