"Tempel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛmpl̩/, /ˈtɛmpəl/ Audio: De-Tempel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German tempel, from Old High German tempal, from Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la}}, {{inh|de|gmh|tempel}} Middle High German tempel, {{inh|de|goh|tempal}} Old High German tempal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*templ|t=temple}} Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen}} Tempel m (strong, genitive Tempels, plural Tempel, diminutive Tempelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Tempels [genitive], Tempel [plural], Tempelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Tempel [nominative, singular], Tempel [definite, nominative, plural], Tempels [genitive, singular], Tempel [definite, genitive, plural], Tempel [dative, singular], Tempeln [dative, definite, plural], Tempel [accusative, singular], Tempel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. temple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (place): Places of worship Derived forms: Gabentempel, Konsumtempel, Tempelberg, Tempelritter

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "tempao"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "темпао"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la"
      },
      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "tempel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German tempel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "tempal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German tempal",
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    },
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        "3": "*templ",
        "t": "temple"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German tempel, from Old High German tempal, from Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tempels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "dim": "chen"
      },
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      "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 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Buildings",
          "orig": "de:Buildings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Places of worship",
          "orig": "de:Places of worship",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "de:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Gabentempel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Konsumtempel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tempelberg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tempelritter"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "temple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tempel-de-noun-IDavM4T3",
      "links": [
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛmpl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛmpəl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Tempel"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Gabentempel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Konsumtempel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tempelberg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tempelritter"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "tempao"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "темпао"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "tempal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German tempal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*templ",
        "t": "temple"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German tempel, from Old High German tempal, from Proto-West Germanic *templ (“temple”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tempels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tempel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Tempel m (strong, genitive Tempels, plural Tempel, diminutive Tempelchen n)",
      "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 nouns",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Buildings",
        "de:Places of worship",
        "de:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "temple (edifice dedicated to one or multiple deities)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛmpl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛmpəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Tempel.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a6/De-Tempel.ogg/De-Tempel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/De-Tempel.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tempel"
}

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