Neuter
Kamel
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) camel
- (dated, informal, neuter, strong) a stupid person
Concepts
Synonyms
Schafskopf
Dromedar
Flachwichser
Kindskopf
Blödian
Dumpfbacke
Döskopp
Mondkalb
Stiesel
Strohkopf
Vollhonk
Doofkopf
Spatzenhirn
Dummbratze
Spatzengehirn
Camelus ferus
Camelus
Baktrisches Kamel
Zweihöckriges Kamel
Translations
chameau
camello
kameel
camelo
deve
cammello
καμήλα
جمل
camell
camelus
camèl
hêştirFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˈmeːl/
Etymology
In summary
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 [æ] or even [ɛ] 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.
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