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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Welt f (genitive Welt, plural Welten)
- world
- Georg Büchner, Dantons Tod. Ein Drama (Condor Bibliothek im Apollo Verlag, Lindau, p. 50)
- CAMILLE: Die Welt ist der Ewige Jude, das Nichts ist der Tod, aber er ist unmöglich.
- Georg Büchner, Dantons Tod. Ein Drama (Condor Bibliothek im Apollo Verlag, Lindau, p. 50)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Welt
- An older dative singular form, Welten, survives mainly in proverbs, such as Undank ist der Welten Lohn.
Derived terms[edit]
- Gedankenwelt
- Lebenswelt
- Weltall
- Weltanschauung
- Weltbaum
- weltbekannt
- weltberühmt
- Weltbild
- Weltbürger
- Weltende
- Weltereignis
- Weltfrieden
- Weltjudentum
- Weltkarte
- Weltkrieg
- Weltkugel
- weltlich
- weltoffen
- Weltöffentlichkeit
- Weltordnung
- Weltraum
- Weltrekordhalter
- Weltschmerz
- Weltseele
- Weltsprache
- Weltstadt
- weltweit
- Weltwunder
Further reading[edit]
- “Welt” in Duden online
Hunsrik[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Welt f (plural Welte)
Further reading[edit]
Luxembourgish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Welt f (plural Welten)
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world, Swedish värld.
Noun[edit]
Welt f (plural Welder)
Derived terms[edit]
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