Bettelruf

German

Etymology

betteln (“to beg”) +‎ Ruf (“call”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛtl̩ˌʁuːf]
  • Hyphenation: Bet‧tel‧ruf

Noun

Bettelruf m (strong, genitive Bettelrufes or Bettelrufs, plural Bettelrufe)

  1. (ornithology) begging call (a sound made by young birds to get food from their parents)

Declension

Declension of Bettelruf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bettelruf die Bettelrufe
genitive eines des Bettelrufes, Bettelrufs der Bettelrufe
dative einem dem Bettelruf, Bettelrufe1 den Bettelrufen
accusative einen den Bettelruf die Bettelrufe

1Now rare, see notes.

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