Kamel

See also: kamel

German

Alternative forms

Kameel

Etymology

From Middle High German kembel, kemmel, kamel, from Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic root.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kamel n (genitive Kameles, plural Kamele)

a camel
a dumb person

Declension

Declension of Kamel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kamel	die	Kamele
genitive	eines	des	Kameles, Kamels	der	Kamele
dative	einem	dem	Kamel, Kamele¹	den	Kamelen
accusative	ein	das	Kamel	die	Kamele

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

(camel):

einhöckeriges Kamel, einhöckriges Kamel, Einhöcker = Dromedar
zweihöckeriges Kamel, zweihöckriges Kamel, Zweihöcker = Trampeltier (modern strict sense)

Derived terms

Großkamel = Altweltkamel
Kleinkamel = Neuweltkamel

Related terms

Kamelhalsfliege
Kamelhaar
Kameldorn
Kamelreiterei
Kameltreiber
Kamelziege

See also

Further reading

Kamel in Duden online
Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Natur-Geschichte mit erklärenden Anmerkungen von Philipp Andreas Nemnich, 1793, column 774ff. It mentions that the terms "Kamel" and "Dromedar" were used with different meanings. Then it states that "Dromedar" is more commonly used for the einhöckrige Kamel and suggest using "Trampelthier" for the zweihöckrige Kamel.
Das Kameel und das Trampelthier ["Kameel" = zweihöckriges Kamel; "Trampelthier" = einhöckriges Kamel]. In: Deutsche Dichter. Erläutert von M. W. Götzinger, 1st part, 2nd edition, 1844, page 152.

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