Trampeltier
German
Zwei Trampeltiere
Etymology
Deformation of Latin dromedarius, reanalysed by folk etymology as trampeln (“to trample”) + Tier (“a beast”). Cognate of German Dromedar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʁampl̩ˌtiːɐ̯/
- Hyphenation: Tram‧pel‧tier
Noun
Trampeltier n (genitive Trampeltieres or Trampeltiers, plural Trampeltiere)
- Bactrian camel (“Camelus bactrianus”)
- clumsy person, klutz, bull in a china shop
Declension
Declension of Trampeltier
| 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 uncommon, see notes
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Trampeltierhengst
- Trampeltierhengstfohlen
- Trampeltierfohlen
- Trampeltierstute
- Trampeltierstutfohlen
See also
- Dromedar (“dromedary (camel)”), Camelus dromedarius
Further reading
- Trampeltier in Duden online
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