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)

  1. Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
  2. clumsy person, klutz, bull in a china shop

Declension

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • Trampeltierhengst
  • Trampeltierhengstfohlen
  • Trampeltierfohlen
  • Trampeltierstute
  • Trampeltierstutfohlen

See also

Further reading

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