Tempel

Tempel

See also: tempel

Dutch

Etymology

• (hamlet) Attested as Tempel in 1518. Derived from Middle Dutch timpe (“protruding extremity, triangular piece of land”).
• (former municipality) Named after a former fiefdom, the name of which derives in turn from Middle Dutch timpe (“protruding extremity, triangular piece of land”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Tem‧pel
• Homophone: tempel

Proper noun

Tempel n

1. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A former municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German tempel, from Old High German tempal, borrowed from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmpl̩/, /ˈtɛmpəl/

• Audio

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Noun

Tempel m (strong, genitive Tempels, plural Tempel, diminutive Tempelchen n)

1. temple

Declension

Declension of Tempel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tempel	die	Tempel
genitive	eines	des	Tempels	der	Tempel
dative	einem	dem	Tempel	den	Tempeln
accusative	einen	den	Tempel	die	Tempel

Further reading

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

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɛmpl̩/

Noun

Tempel m (plural Tempel)

1. temple

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæmpəl/

Noun

Tempel m (plural Tempelen)

1. temple
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:5:

     Dueropshin huet den Däiwel hien an déi helleg Stad matgeholl an hien op d'Spëtzt vum Tempel gestallt.

     Then the Devil took him into the Holy City and set him on the pinnacle of the temple.

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Tempel m (plural Tempels)

1. temple (house of worship)