Zelt

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Zelt (De) in 1913. Etymology unknown.

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Proper noun[edit]

Zelt n

  1. A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.

Compare Danish telt (whence English tilt + native teld from Old English teld), Middle Dutch telt, Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål tjeld).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
  • audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Zelt n (strong, genitive Zeltes or Zelts, plural Zelte)

  1. tent, marquee
    Stellen wir unser Zelt hier auf dieser Wiese auf.
    Let's pitch our tent here in this meadow.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Zelt [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zelt die Zelte
genitive eines des Zeltes, Zelts der Zelte
dative einem dem Zelt, Zelte1 den Zelten
accusative ein das Zelt die Zelte

1Now rare, see notes.

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Zelt n (plural Zelter)

  1. tent

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą. Compare German Zelt, Old English teld.

Noun[edit]

Zelt n (plural Zelder)

  1. tent

Plautdietsch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *teldą.

Noun[edit]

Zelt f (plural Zelten)

  1. tent
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