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Sportel

German, noun/ˈʃpɔʁtl̩/

Sportel is a German feminine noun meaning “a fee accepted by public officers (including judges, university professors, pastors etc.) to act in the capacity of their office” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mittelalterliche Form der Beamtenbesoldung”.

What does Sportel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininea fee accepted by public officers (including judges, university professors, pastors etc.) to act in the capacity of their office

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. mittelalterliche Form der Beamtenbesoldung 2. Form des Beamteneinkommens in der Schweiz

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 Sportel

  • Sporteln plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Sportel?

  • /ˈʃpɔʁtl̩/
  • [ˈʃpɔʁtl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.