"Zeller" meaning in German

See Zeller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsɛlər/, [ˈt͡sɛ.lɐ] Audio: De-Zeller.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Dialectal byform. See the lemma for more. Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zeller m (strong, genitive Zellers, plural Zeller) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zellers [genitive], Zeller [plural], strong [table-tags], Zeller [nominative, singular], Zeller [definite, nominative, plural], Zellers [genitive, singular], Zeller [definite, genitive, plural], Zeller [dative, singular], Zellern [dative, definite, plural], Zeller [accusative, singular], Zeller [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Austria, colloquial) alternative form of Sellerie Tags: Austria, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Sellerie
    Sense id: en-Zeller-de-noun-N1GWxq7x Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 57 17 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsɛlər/, [ˈt͡sɛ.lɐ] Audio: De-Zeller.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Zell + -er (demonym suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Zell|-er|pos2=demonym suffix}} Zell + -er (demonym suffix) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Zeller m (strong, genitive Zellers, plural Zeller, feminine Zellerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zellers [genitive], Zeller [plural], Zellerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Zeller [nominative, singular], Zeller [definite, nominative, plural], Zellers [genitive, singular], Zeller [definite, genitive, plural], Zeller [dative, singular], Zellern [dative, definite, plural], Zeller [accusative, singular], Zeller [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a native or inhabitant of any of the various places called Zell Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zeller-de-noun-FAQfeL2Q Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -er
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtsɛlər/, [ˈt͡sɛ.lɐ] Audio: De-Zeller.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle Low German teller, tēler, derived from tēlen (“to cultivate”), from Proto-Germanic *tilōną (whence also Dutch telen). The Z- is an artifical adaptation to High German, at most loosely based on dialectal cognates. (The agricultural sense of the verb is found in Central Franconian and northern Hessian; cf. Luxembourgish zillen.) The proper High German form would be Zieler. For the modern Westphalian dialects, the Westfälisches Wörterbuch attests only the reborrowed form Sseller (semantically weakened to “farmer who owns at least two horses”), which shows that the term survived only in officialese parlance. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|teller, tēler}} Middle Low German teller, tēler, {{der|de|gem-pro|*tilōną}} Proto-Germanic *tilōną, {{cog|nl|telen}} Dutch telen, {{cog|gmw-cfr|-}} Central Franconian, {{cog|lb|zillen}} Luxembourgish zillen Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Zeller m (strong, genitive Zellers, plural Zeller, feminine Zellerin), {{tlb|de|parts of|_|Northern Germany|especially|Westphalia|now|archaic|historical}} (parts of Northern Germany, especially Westphalia, now archaic, historical) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zellers [genitive], Zeller [plural], Zellerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Zeller [nominative, singular], Zeller [definite, nominative, plural], Zellers [genitive, singular], Zeller [definite, genitive, plural], Zeller [dative, singular], Zellern [dative, definite, plural], Zeller [accusative, singular], Zeller [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (agriculture) a farmer whose land has been independent property since medieval times (therefore generally richer and formerly entitled to certain privileges) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Kolon, Meier Related terms: zielen Coordinate_terms: Kötter
    Sense id: en-Zeller-de-noun-GOSNHqdR Categories (other): Agriculture Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              72,
              78
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          "ref": "1836, Staatsministerium Oldenburg, editor, Oldenburgischer Staatskalender auf das Jahr 1836, Oldenburg, page 145:",
          "text": "59. Kirchspiel Oythe 828. 143 Familien, 138 Wohnhäuser, 9 Ausländer. 22 Zeller Eigner, 78 Zeller Heuerleute, 9 Kötter Eigner, 5 Kötter Heuerl., 31 Häusl. Eigner. — 1 Prediger, 1 Schullehrer, 10 Branntweinbrenner, 1 Bierbrauer, 23 Handwerker.",
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          "ref": "1886, Bruno Schlitte, Die Zusammenlegung der Grundstücke in ihrer volkswirtschaftlichen Bedeutung und Durchführung, volume 3, Leipzig, page 1020:",
          "text": "Wie in Oldenburg überhaupt, ist auch in der Geest der Besitz fast ausschließlich in bäuerlicher Hand, in welche auch die früher adligen freien Güter im altoldenburgischen Gebiet schon seit geraumer Zeit übergegangen sind [...]. Die Besitzer der Voll- und Halberben heißen in den altmünsterschen Bezirken Zeller, in den früher osnabrückschen Theilen Colonen, in den früher hannover-lauenburgischen Revieren Meier. Die kleineren, an der Mark berechtigten Besitzer werden Kötter [...] genannt. Die Zeller [...] sind die ursprünglichen Beerbten; die Kötter sind erst im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert entstanden und haben erst in späteren Zeiten durch Verjährung die Mitinteressentenschaft an den gemeinsamen Markengründen erlangt, ohne jedoch volle, namentlich auf den Markenversammlungen stimmberechtigte Mitinteressenten geworden zu sein.",
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          "ref": "1899, Historische Kommission der Provinz Westfalen, editor, Inventare der nichtstaatlichen Archive des Kreises Ahaus, Münster, page 53f.:",
          "text": "Nach den Aufzeichnungen des H. Rektor Tenhagen in Vreden besitzen Urkunden über ihren Besitz in den Bauerschaften [...] Lünten[:] Zeller Ahler 1370: Abschrift der Urk. bei Temminghoff; 15. Jhd. (39 Stück). [...] Kleine Mast[:] Zeller Ostendorf 1555 ff. (8 Stück). — Zeller Wansing 1663 ff. — Kötter Wissing 1673 ff.",
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      "form": "Zeller",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zeller",
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    },
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      "form": "Zeller",
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    {
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        "a native or inhabitant of any of the various places called Zell"
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      "ipa": "/ˈtsɛlər/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡sɛ.lɐ]"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "homophone": "Celler"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zeller"
}

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        "7": "now",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "zielen"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations",
        "de:Agriculture"
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          "word": "Kötter"
        }
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              72,
              78
            ],
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              90,
              96
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1836, Staatsministerium Oldenburg, editor, Oldenburgischer Staatskalender auf das Jahr 1836, Oldenburg, page 145:",
          "text": "59. Kirchspiel Oythe 828. 143 Familien, 138 Wohnhäuser, 9 Ausländer. 22 Zeller Eigner, 78 Zeller Heuerleute, 9 Kötter Eigner, 5 Kötter Heuerl., 31 Häusl. Eigner. — 1 Prediger, 1 Schullehrer, 10 Branntweinbrenner, 1 Bierbrauer, 23 Handwerker.",
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          ],
          "ref": "1886, Bruno Schlitte, Die Zusammenlegung der Grundstücke in ihrer volkswirtschaftlichen Bedeutung und Durchführung, volume 3, Leipzig, page 1020:",
          "text": "Wie in Oldenburg überhaupt, ist auch in der Geest der Besitz fast ausschließlich in bäuerlicher Hand, in welche auch die früher adligen freien Güter im altoldenburgischen Gebiet schon seit geraumer Zeit übergegangen sind [...]. Die Besitzer der Voll- und Halberben heißen in den altmünsterschen Bezirken Zeller, in den früher osnabrückschen Theilen Colonen, in den früher hannover-lauenburgischen Revieren Meier. Die kleineren, an der Mark berechtigten Besitzer werden Kötter [...] genannt. Die Zeller [...] sind die ursprünglichen Beerbten; die Kötter sind erst im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert entstanden und haben erst in späteren Zeiten durch Verjährung die Mitinteressentenschaft an den gemeinsamen Markengründen erlangt, ohne jedoch volle, namentlich auf den Markenversammlungen stimmberechtigte Mitinteressenten geworden zu sein.",
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              272
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          "ref": "1899, Historische Kommission der Provinz Westfalen, editor, Inventare der nichtstaatlichen Archive des Kreises Ahaus, Münster, page 53f.:",
          "text": "Nach den Aufzeichnungen des H. Rektor Tenhagen in Vreden besitzen Urkunden über ihren Besitz in den Bauerschaften [...] Lünten[:] Zeller Ahler 1370: Abschrift der Urk. bei Temminghoff; 15. Jhd. (39 Stück). [...] Kleine Mast[:] Zeller Ostendorf 1555 ff. (8 Stück). — Zeller Wansing 1663 ff. — Kötter Wissing 1673 ff.",
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        "a farmer whose land has been independent property since medieval times (therefore generally richer and formerly entitled to certain privileges)"
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        "(agriculture) a farmer whose land has been independent property since medieval times (therefore generally richer and formerly entitled to certain privileges)"
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        {
          "word": "Meier"
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}

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