Zelter
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛltɐ]
- Hyphenation: Zel‧ter
Etymology 1
From Middle High German zelter, from Old High German zelter, zeltari, borrowed from Latin thieldo, from Basque zaldi (“horse”).[1] Cognate with English tölt.
Noun
Zelter m (strong, genitive Zelters, plural Zelter)
- (historical) palfrey (a horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women)
Declension
Declension of Zelter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zelter | die | Zelter |
| genitive | eines | des | Zelters | der | Zelter |
| dative | einem | dem | Zelter | den | Zeltern |
| accusative | einen | den | Zelter | die | Zelter |
Further reading
Zelter_(Pferd) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Zelter” in Duden online
- “Zelter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2
zelten (“to camp”) + -er
Noun
Zelter m (strong, genitive Zelters, plural Zelter, feminine Zelterin)
- camper (person who camps)
Declension
Declension of Zelter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zelter | die | Zelter |
| genitive | eines | des | Zelters | der | Zelter |
| dative | einem | dem | Zelter | den | Zeltern |
| accusative | einen | den | Zelter | die | Zelter |
Further reading
- “Zelter” in Duden online
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1995), “Zelter”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 907
Anagrams
- Terzel