Trampeltier

German

Etymology

Deformation of Latin dromedarius, reanalysed by folk etymology as trampeln (“to trample”) +‎ Tier (“a beast”). Doublet of Dromedar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁampl̩ˌtiːɐ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tram‧pel‧tier

Noun

Trampeltier n (strong, genitive Trampeltieres or Trampeltiers, plural Trampeltiere)

  1. Bactrian camel (“Camelus bactrianus”)
  2. clumsy person, klutz, bull in a china shop

Declension

Declension of Trampeltier [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Trampeltier die Trampeltiere
genitive eines des Trampeltieres, Trampeltiers der Trampeltiere
dative einem dem Trampeltier, Trampeltiere1 den Trampeltieren
accusative ein das Trampeltier die Trampeltiere

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Trampeltierhengst
  • Trampeltierhengstfohlen
  • Trampeltierfohlen
  • Trampeltierstute
  • Trampeltierstutfohlen

See also

Further reading

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