Teller

See also: teller and tełłer

English

Proper noun

Teller

  1. A surname​.
  2. a small city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA, named after Henry M. Teller.

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German teller, teler, telier, from Late Latin taliare, from Latin tālea. Related to Polish talerz and Czech talíř (both borrowed from Middle High German talier). Alternatively possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛlɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlɐ

Noun

Teller m (genitive Tellers, plural Teller, diminutive Tellerchen n or Tellerlein n)

  1. plate, dish

Declension
Declension of Teller
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teller die Teller
genitive eines des Tellers der Teller
dative einem dem Teller den Tellern
accusative einen den Teller die Teller

Derived terms

Further reading

German Low German

Alternative forms
  • Töller, Tüller

Etymology

From Middle Low German teller (tellor, tallior), from Middle French tailloir, ultimately from Latin talea.

Noun

Teller m (plural Tellers)

  1. plate; dinner plate
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