Zelter
German, noun[ˈt͡sɛltɐ]
Zelter is spelled Z-E-L-T-E-R (6 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zelter is a German masculine noun meaning “palfrey (a horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf Passgang oder Tölt dressiertes Reittier, besonders für Damen, die früher im Damensitz ritten”.
What does Zelter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepalfrey (a horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women)
noun
- 1
masculinecamper (person who camps)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. auf Passgang oder Tölt dressiertes Reittier, besonders für Damen, die früher im Damensitz ritten
noun: 1. Person, die zeltet, die für eine gewisse Zeit in einem Zelt, Wohnmobil/Wohnwagen lebt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zelter
- Zelters genitive
- Zeltern dative definite plural
- Zelterin feminine
- Zeltler variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zelter?
- [ˈt͡sɛltɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zelter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zelter in German?
Zelter appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).