Zelt

See also: zelt

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Zelt
• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Proper noun

Zelt n

1. 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 teld 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)

1. 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]

	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.

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

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)

1. 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)

1. tent

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *teldą.

Noun

Zelt f (plural Zelten)

1. tent