Welt

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German welt, assimilative contraction of older werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
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Noun[edit]

Welt f (genitive Welt, plural Welten)

  1. 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.
      The world is the Eternal Jew, the vacuum (Nought) is Death, but that is impossible.

Declension[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Welt” in Duden online
  • “Welt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Welt f (plural Welte)

  1. world

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)

  1. world

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world, Swedish värld.

Noun[edit]

Welt f (plural Welder)

  1. world

Derived terms[edit]

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