Welt

See also: welt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German welt, assimilative contraction of older werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛlt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Noun

Welt f (genitive Welt, plural Welten)

  1. world
    • Georg Büchner, Dantons Tod. Ein Drama (Condor Bibliothek im Apollo Verlag, Lindau, p. 50)
      CAMILLE: Die Welt ist der Ewige Jude, das Nichts ist der Tod, aber er ist unmöglich.
      The world is the Eternal Jew, the vacuum (Nought) is Death, but that is impossible.

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Welt” in Duden online
  • Welt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /velt/

Noun

Welt f (plural Welte)

  1. world

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vælt/

Noun

Welt f (plural Welten)

  1. world

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world, Swedish värld.

Noun

Welt f (plural Welder)

  1. world

Derived terms

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