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Zelt
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See also: zelt
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Zelt (De) in 1913. Etymology unknown.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zelt n
- a hamlet in Oisterwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Selt
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 teld from Old English teld), Middle Dutch telt, Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål tjeld).
Pronunciation
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
Declension of Zelt [neuter, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Campingzelt
- Festzelt
- Indianerzelt
- Leichtzelt
- Marketenderzelt
- Vorzelt
- Zirkuszelt
Derived terms
- zelten
- zeltartig
Related terms
- Zeltboden
- Zeltdach
- Zeltdachspinne
- Zeltlager
- Zeltplane
- Zeltplatz
- Zeltstange
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
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zelt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zelt n (plural Zelter)
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)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Noun
Zelt f (plural Zelten)
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