tempel

See also: Tempel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tempel, from Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

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Noun

tempel (plural tempels, diminutive tempeltjie)

1. temple (religious building)

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English temple.

Noun

tempel

1. temple

Danish

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (singular definite tempelet, plural indefinite templer)

1. temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛm.pəl/

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• Hyphenation: tem‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

Noun

tempel m (plural tempels or tempelen, diminutive tempeltje n)

1. (religion) A temple, building destined as place of worship; specifically:
   1. (Judaism) A Jewish synagogue.

      Synonyms: (Ashkenazic) sjoel, (Sephardic) snoge, synagoge

   2. (Freemasonry) A masonic ceremonial meeting place, a lodge.

      Synonyms: loge, werkplaats

Derived terms

• daltempel
• dodentempel
• geuzentempel
• graftempel
• logetempel
• poptempel
• tempelaar
• Tempelberg
• tempelbouw
• tempelcomplex
• tempeldienaar
• tempeldienst
• tempelheer
• tempelprostitutie
• tempelridder
• tempelwachter
• vrijmetselaarstempel
• watertempel
• zonnetempel

 

Related terms

• tempelier m

Descendants

• Afrikaans: tempel
• Negerhollands: templ, tempel

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tempel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛmpɛl/
• Hyphenation: tèm‧pèl

Noun

tempel or tèmpèl

1. (base) to stick, to adhere

Derived terms

• bertempel
• menempel
• menempeli
• menempelkan
• penempel
• penempelan
• tempelan
• tertempel

 

• tempel mata

 

Further reading

• “tempel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet or templet, indefinite plural tempel or templer, definite plural templa or templene)

1. a temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet, indefinite plural tempel, definite plural templa)

1. a temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• templ, tempil

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *templ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pel/

Noun

tempel n

1. temple
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"

     Nū wylle wē ēac ēow secgan hū hē sume dæġ ēode tō þām godes temple mid þām godspellere Iohanne...

     Now will we also tell you how on a certain day he went to God's temple with the evangelist John.

Declension

Declension of tempel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tempel	templu
accusative	tempel	templu
genitive	temples	templa
dative	temple	templum

Synonyms

• ealh

Descendants

• Middle English: tempel, temple
  • English: temple
  • Scots: tempil, tempill, temple

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tæmpel, from Latin templum.

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Noun

tempel n

1. a temple

Declension

Declension of tempel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tempel	templet	tempel	templen
Genitive	tempels	templets	tempels	templens