Trampeltier

German

Zwei Trampeltiere

Etymology

Deformation of Latin dromedarius, reanalysed by folk etymology as trampeln (“to trample”) +‎ Tier (“a beast”). Doublet of Dromedar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁampl̩ˌtiːɐ̯/

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• Hyphenation: Tram‧pel‧tier

Noun

Trampeltier n (strong, genitive Trampeltieres or Trampeltiers, plural Trampeltiere)

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

Declension

Declension of Trampeltier [neuter, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Kamel

Hyponyms

• Trampeltierhengst
• Trampeltierhengstfohlen
• Trampeltierfohlen
• Trampeltierstute
• Trampeltierstutfohlen

See also

• Dromedar (“dromedary (camel)”), Camelus dromedarius

Further reading

• “Trampeltier” in Duden online
• “Trampeltier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache