Teller

See also: teller and tełłer

English

Proper noun

Teller

  1. A surname.
  2. A tiny city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, named after Henry M. Teller.

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German teller (“plate”), from Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.lɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɐ

Noun

Teller m (strong, genitive Tellers, plural Teller, diminutive Tellerchen n or Tellerlein n)

  1. plate, dish

Declension

Declension of Teller [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teller die Teller
genitive eines des Tellers der Teller
dative einem dem Teller den Tellern
accusative einen den Teller die Teller

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: telero

Further reading

  • “Teller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Teller” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Teller” in Duden online
  • Teller on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

German Low German

Alternative forms

  • Töller, Tüller

Etymology

From Middle Low German teller (tellor, tallior), from Middle French tailloir.

Noun

Teller m (plural Tellers)

  1. plate; dinner plate
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