Kamel

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Kamel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Kamel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Kamel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Kamel you have here. The definition of the word Kamel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofKamel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: kamel

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kemel, kemmel, kembel, borrowed during the Crusades from Byzantine Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), probably in part also from Arabic جَمَل (jamal), which best explains the e-vocalism (as Arabic a is or even in this word). The modern form with final stress is a 16th-century learned alteration after Latin camēlus, itself from Ancient Greek, from a Semitic language. It was accordingly mostly spelt Kameel until the early 20th century (a spelling then abolished after words like Klientel, parallel). An older term for the animal was Old High German olbenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈmeːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

Kamel n (strong, genitive Kamels or Kameles, plural Kamele, masculine Kamelhengst, feminine Kamelin or Kamelkuh or Kamelstute)

  1. camel
  2. (informal, dated) a stupid person

Declension

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

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

(camel):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: kamel
  • → Lower Sorbian: kamel

See also

Further reading

  • “Kamel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kamel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Kamel” in Duden online
  • Kamel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • 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 . In: Deutsche Dichter. Erläutert von M. W. Götzinger, 1st part, 2nd edition, 1844, page 152.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia