Zelt
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Zelt (De) in 1913. Etymology unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɛlt/
- Hyphenation: Zelt
- Rhymes: -ɛlt
Proper noun
Zelt n
- A hamlet in Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
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 tild from Old English teld), Middle Dutch telt, Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål tjeld).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛlt/
- Rhymes: -ɛlt
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Noun
Zelt n (strong, genitive Zeltes or Zelts, plural Zelte)
- tent, marquee
- Stellen wir unser Zelt hier auf dieser Wiese auf.
- Let's pitch our tent here in this meadow.
Declension
| 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 uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Campingzelt
- Festzelt
- Indianerzelt
- Leichtzelt
- Vorzelt
- Zeltboden
- Zeltdach
- Zeltdachspinne
- zelten
- Zeltlager
- Zeltplane
- Zeltplatz
- Zeltstange
- Zirkuszelt
Further reading
- “Zelt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Zelt”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sælt/
Noun
Zelt n (plural Zelter)
- tent
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
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
Zelt n (plural Zelder)
- tent
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Noun
Zelt f (plural Zelten)
- tent