Abstract: A drinking vessel having a drinking opening bordered by a vessel rim, on which a receptacle element is held so as to be pivotable about a pivot shaft, the receptacle element being displaceable from a first position, in which it is situated in the region of the drinking opening, partially covering the same, into a second position, in which is situated away from the drinking opening, characterized in that the receptacle element is rigidly connected to a pivot element that is supported so as to be pivotable about the pivot shaft.