Trampeltier
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German
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Etymology
[edit]Deformation of Latin dromedarius, reanalysed by folk etymology as trampeln (“to trample”) + Tier (“a beast”). Doublet of Dromedar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Trampeltier n (strong, genitive Trampeltieres or Trampeltiers, plural Trampeltiere)
- Bactrian camel (“Camelus bactrianus”)
- clumsy person, klutz, bull in a china shop
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Dromedar (“dromedary (camel)”), Camelus dromedarius
Further reading
[edit]- “Trampeltier” in Duden online
- “Trampeltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache