tempel

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tempel, from Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

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Noun

tempel (plural tempels, diminutive tempeltjie)

  1. temple (religious building)

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English temple.

Noun

tempel

  1. temple

Danish

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (singular definite tempelet, plural indefinite templer)

  1. temple (place of worship)

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempel m (plural tempels or tempelen, diminutive tempeltje n)

  1. (religion) a temple, building destined as place of worship; specifically:
    1. (Judaism) a Jewish synagogue
      Synonyms: (Ashkenazic) sjoel, (Sephardic) snoge, synagoge
    2. (Freemasonry) a masonic ceremonial meeting place, a lodge
      Synonyms: loge, werkplaats

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: tempel
  • Negerhollands: templ, tempel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tempel.

Pronunciation

Verb

têmpêl

  1. to stick; to adhere

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet or templet, indefinite plural tempel or templer, definite plural templa or templene)

  1. a temple (place of worship)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet, indefinite plural tempel, definite plural templa)

  1. a temple (place of worship)

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *templ.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempel n

  1. temple
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
      Nū wylle wē ēac ēow secgan hū hē sume dæġ ēode tō þām godes temple mid þām godspellere Iohanne...
      Now will we also tell you how on a certain day he went to God's temple with the evangelist John.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tempel templu
accusative tempel templu
genitive temples templa
dative temple templum

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Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tæmpel, from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempel n

  1. a temple

Declension

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