Sportel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sportula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɔʁtl̩/
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Noun

Sportel f (genitive Sportel, plural Sporteln)

  1. (historical, in some cases recent in Switzerland) a fee accepted by public officers (including judges, university professors, pastors etc.) to act in the capacity of their office
    Hyponyms: (for judicial acts) Gerichtgeld, Klagpfennig, Klagschatz, Klagschilling
    Near-synonyms: Amtgeld, Gebühr, Gefälle, Abgabe

Declension

Declension of Sportel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sportel die Sporteln
genitive einer der Sportel der Sporteln
dative einer der Sportel den Sporteln
accusative eine die Sportel die Sporteln

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: sportel
    • → Norwegian: sportel
  • → Swedish: sportel

Further reading

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