[ˈtɛ̄lt͡s]
CilmeBorrowed from Middle Low German telt (“tent”). Compare German Zelt. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“split, cut”), whence Proto-Germanic *teldą. From the same Proto-Indo-European source Latvian dalīt (“divide”), deldēt (“wear out”).
Formastel̃ts(canonical, feminine) · telts(nominative, singular) · teltis(nominative, plural) · telts(genitive, singular) · telšu(genitive, plural) · teltij(dative, singular) · teltīm(dative, plural) · telti(accusative, singular) · teltis(accusative, plural) · telti(instrumental, singular) · teltīm(instrumental, plural) · teltī(locative, singular) · teltīs(locative, plural) · telts(singular, vocative) · teltis(plural, vocative)
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