Feld

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German velt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu, from Proto-Germanic *felþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-. Cognates include Dutch veld and English field. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛlt/ Homophone: fällt Rhymes: -ɛlt === Noun === Feld n (strong, genitive Feldes or Felds, plural Felder, diminutive Feldchen n) field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops) area where action, often competitional, takes place (military) field, battlefield Synonym: Schlachtfeld ins Feld schicken ― to send (a person) into the field (sports) field, playing field Synonym: Spielfeld (figurative) field, practical observation Feldstudie ― field study field, a domain of work, knowledge, study a defined area where something is put in, where information is supplied (heraldry) field, background (computing) array (chess) square (crossword puzzle etc.) square Synonym: Kästchen ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “Feld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Feld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Feld” in Duden online Feld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Feld” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfælt/ === Noun === Feld n (plural Felder) field == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic *felþu. Compare German Feld, Dutch veld, English field. === Noun === Feld n (plural Felder) field