teelt
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teːlt/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːlt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch teelt, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, telen + -te. Cognate with Old English tilþ (English tilth), Old Frisian tilath.
Noun
teelt f (plural teelten)
- cultivation, culture (plants)
- Synonyms: cultuur, kweek, verbouwing
- De teelt van tarwe is een belangrijke industrie in dit gebied. ― The cultivation of wheat is a major industry in this area.
- Door klimaatverandering kan de teelt van bepaalde gewassen moeilijker worden. ― Due to climate change, the culture of certain crops may become more difficult.
- breeding, raising (animals)
Derived terms
- fruitteelt
- graanteelt
- groententeelt
- inteelt
- kamelenteelt
- maïsteelt
- mengteelt
- runderteelt
- sierteelt
- strokenteelt
- tarweteelt
- veeteelt
Related terms
- teelbaar
- teler m, teelder m
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
teelt
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
teelt
- ablative singular of tee