Feld

See also: feld

German

Etymology

From Middle High German velt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-Germanic *felþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-. Cognates include Dutch veld and English field.[1] German Gefilde (“fields”) is a collective derivation of Feld.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛlt/
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  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Homophone: fällt
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

Feld n (genitive Feldes or Felds, plural Felder, diminutive Feldchen n)

  1. field
  2. (heraldry) field, background
  3. (informatics) array
  4. (chess) square

Declension
Declension of Feld
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Feld die Felder
genitive eines des Feldes,
Felds		 der Felder
dative einem dem Feld,
Felde1		 den Feldern
accusative ein das Feld die Felder
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
→
  • Fußballfeld
  • Rasenfeld
  • Grasfeld
  • Gemüsefeld
  • Getreidefeld
  • Maisfeld
  • Roggenfeld
  • Weizenfeld
  • Baumwollfeld
  • Erdbeerfeld
  • Tomatenfeld
  • Kohlfeld
  • Kochfeld
  • Kornfeld
  • Gasfeld
  • Erdölfeld
  • Ölfeld
  • Planfeld
  • Testfeld
  • Erprobungsfeld
  • Übungsfeld
  • Kontrollfeld
  • Leuchtfeld
  • Lichtfeld
  • Kraftfeld
  • Spannungsfeld

References
  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Feld”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN
  2. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Gefilde”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

Further reading
  • Feld in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfælt/

Noun

Feld n (plural Felder)

  1. field

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Feld, Dutch veld, English field.

Noun

Feld n (plural Felder)

  1. field
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