Teller

See also: teller and tełłer

English

Proper noun

Teller

1. A surname
2. a small city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA, named after Henry M. Teller.

Derived terms

• Teller County

Anagrams

• retell

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German teller, teler, telier, from Late Latin taliare, from Latin tālea. Related to Polish talerz and Czech talíř (both borrowed from Middle High German talier). Alternatively possibly ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛlɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ

Noun

Teller m (genitive Tellers, plural Teller, diminutive Tellerchen n or Tellerlein n)

1. plate, dish

Derived terms

• Handteller
• Salatteller
• Tellergericht
• Tellerwäscher

Further reading

• “Teller” in Duden online

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Töller, Tüller

Etymology

From Middle Low German teller (tellor, tallior), from Middle French tailloir, ultimately from Latin talea.

Noun

Teller m (plural Tellers)

1. plate; dinner plate