veld

Signification (Anglais)

The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Concepts

veld

steppe

veldt

Synonymes

veldt

steppe

plain

grazing land

outback

pampas

prairie

range

savannah

tundra

bush country

grass land

bush

sheep run

common

desert

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Traductions

steppa

veld

Veld

Steppe

estepa

βοσκότοπος

veld

veld

estepe

savana

veld

sabana

bozkır

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/vɛlt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, or from its etymon Dutch veld (“field; open country”) (formerly spelled veldt), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field, plain”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). Doublet of field.