Welt

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See also: welt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz.

Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
  • audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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.

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Welt” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Welt f (plural Welte)

  1. world

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world.

Pronunciation

Noun

Welt f (plural Welten)

  1. world

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

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

Noun

Welt f (plural Welder)

  1. world

Derived terms