Schierlingsbecher
German, noun/ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋsˌbɛçɐ/
Schierlingsbecher is spelled S-C-H-I-E-R-L-I-N-G-S-B-E-C-H-E-R (17 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schierlingsbecher is a German masculine noun meaning “cup of hemlock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Becher mit dem Gift des Schierlings”.
What does Schierlingsbecher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecup of hemlock
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Becher mit dem Gift des Schierlings
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 Schierlingsbecher
- Schierlingsbechers genitive
- Schierlingsbechern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schierlingsbecher?
- /ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋsˌbɛçɐ/
- [ˈʃiːɐ̯lɪŋsˌbɛçɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schierlingsbecher in German?
Schierlingsbecher appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).