"Teller" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛ.lɐ/ Audio: De-Teller.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -ɛlɐ Etymology: From Middle High German teller (“plate”), from Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|teller|t=plate}} Middle High German teller (“plate”), {{der|de|frm|tailloir|t=plate, cutting board}} Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,n|dim=chen,lein}} Teller m (strong, genitive Tellern, plural Teller, diminutive Tellerchen n or Tellerlein n), {{de-noun|n}} Teller n (strong, genitive Tellers, plural Teller) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Teller [canonical, masculine], in Austria: Teller [canonical, neuter], Tellern [genitive], Teller [plural], Tellerchen [diminutive, neuter], Tellerlein [diminutive, neuter], Tellers [genitive], strong [table-tags], Teller [nominative, singular], Teller [definite, nominative, plural], Tellers [genitive, singular], Teller [definite, genitive, plural], Teller [dative, singular], Tellern [dative, definite, plural], Teller [accusative, singular], Teller [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. plate, dish Tags: strong Derived forms: Handteller, Salatteller, Tellergericht, Tellerwäscher
    Sense id: en-Teller-de-noun-mCNqwYSF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "telero"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "teller",
        "t": "plate"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German teller (“plate”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "tailloir",
        "t": "plate, cutting board"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German teller (“plate”), from Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "in Austria: Teller",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellern",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellerchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellerlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,n",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Teller n (strong, genitive Tellers, plural Teller)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Handteller"
        },
        {
          "word": "Salatteller"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tellergericht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tellerwäscher"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plate, dish"
      ],
      "id": "en-Teller-de-noun-mCNqwYSF",
      "links": [
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ],
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.lɐ/"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/De-Teller.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teller"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Handteller"
    },
    {
      "word": "Salatteller"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tellergericht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tellerwäscher"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "telero"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "teller",
        "t": "plate"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German teller (“plate”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "tailloir",
        "t": "plate, cutting board"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German teller (“plate”), from Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "in Austria: Teller",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellern",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellerchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellerlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tellern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Teller",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m,n",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Teller m (strong, genitive Tellern, plural Teller, diminutive Tellerchen n or Tellerlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Teller n (strong, genitive Tellers, plural Teller)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle French",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ɛlɐ",
        "Rhymes:German/ɛlɐ/2 syllables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plate, dish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ],
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛ.lɐ/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/De-Teller.ogg/De-Teller.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/De-Teller.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Teller"
}

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