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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Tram‧pel‧tier
Noun
Trampeltier n (strong, genitive Trampeltieres or Trampeltiers, plural Trampeltiere)
- Bactrian camel (“Camelus bactrianus”)
- clumsy person, klutz, bull in a china shop
Declension
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Hypernyms
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
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