zelle

See also: Zelle

Farefare

Etymology

Compare Moore gelle (“egg”)

Pronunciation

/zél.lé/

Noun

zelle (plural zɛla)

  1. egg

Middle English

Verb

zelle

  1. (Kent) alternative form of sellen

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin zelus (“jealousy, zeal”), itself derived from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Noun

zelle f (plural zelles)

  1. zeal
    • 1549, Hugon (Hugo de la Chapelle?), Second livre contenant xxvi. chansons:
      Amour rempli de pitié, et de zelle,
      D’amour mourant toucha la legière aesle.
      Love, full of pity and of zeal, dying of love touched the light wing.

Descendants

  • French: zèle

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German zella, borrowed from Latin cella, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡səlːə/, /ˈt͡sɛlːə/

    Noun

    zelle or zëlle f

    1. living room
    2. cell (small room in a monastery)

    Declension

    Declension of zelle (strong feminine in -e)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu zelle die zelle
    genitive einer dër zelle dër zellen
    dative einer dër zelle dën zellen
    accusative eine die zelle die zelle
    Declension of zelle (weak feminine)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu zelle die zellen
    genitive einer dër zellen dër zellen
    dative einer dër zellen dën zellen
    accusative eine die zellen die zellen

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ZËLLE”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "zelle" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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