Zelter
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German zelter, from Old High German zelter, zeltari, borrowed from Latin thieldo, from Basque zaldi (“horse”).[1] Cognate with English tölt.
Noun
editZelter 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
editDeclension of Zelter [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- Zelter_(Pferd) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Zelter” in Duden online
- “Zelter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2
editNoun
editZelter m (strong, genitive Zelters, plural Zelter, feminine Zelterin)
- camper (person who camps)
Declension
editDeclension of Zelter [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Zelter” in Duden online
References
edit- ^ 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
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