Keller
English
Etymology
- As a German surname, from Keller (“storehouse”).
- As an English surname, from queller (“hangman, executioner, killer”).
- As a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Keillor, from gu leòr (“plenty, enough, sufficient”) (comparable to galore).
Proper noun
Keller
- A surname.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keller”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 290.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛlɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
Etymology 1
From Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī (“cellar, storeroom”). See Kellner.
Noun
Keller m (strong, genitive Kellers, plural Keller)
Declension
Derived terms
- Bierkeller
- Eiskeller
- Kellerassel
- Kellerei
- Kellerkind
- Kellertreppe
- Kohlenkeller
- Leiche im Keller
- Ratskeller
- Sektkeller
- Tiefkeller
- Weinkeller
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Keller m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kellers or (with an article) Keller, feminine genitive Keller, plural Kellers or Keller)
- a surname
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Keller | (eine) | (die) | Keller | (die) | Kellers, Keller |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Kellers, Keller1 | (einer) | (der) | Keller | (der) | Kellers, Keller |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Keller | (einer) | (der) | Keller | (den) | Kellers, Keller |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Keller | (eine) | (die) | Keller | (die) | Kellers, Keller |
1With an article.
Related terms
Further reading
- “Keller (Räumlichkeit, Vorrat)” in Duden online
- “Keller (Schriftsteller)” in Duden online
- “Keller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Keller on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Late Latin cellārium (“storehouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰelɐ/
Noun
Keller m (plural Keller)
Derived terms
- Kellermeisje
Further reading
Hutterisch
Etymology
From Bavarian [Term?], from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī (“cellar, storeroom”). See Kellner.
Noun
Keller m
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī (“cellar, storeroom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkælɐ/
Noun
Keller m (plural Kelleren)