kelder

From Dutch kelder, from Middle Dutch kelre, kellere, from Old Dutch *kellari, from Late Latin cellarium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.dər/

kelder (plural kelders, diminutive keldertjie)

1. cellar, basement
2. wine cellar

   Synonym: wynkelder

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛl.dər/

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• Hyphenation: kel‧der
• Rhymes: -ɛldər

From Middle Dutch kelre, kellere, from Old Dutch *kellari, from Late Latin cellarium.

kelder m (plural kelders, diminutive keldertje n)

1. cellar, basement

• Afrikaans: kelder
• Negerhollands: keller
• → Kristang: kelda
• → Papiamentu: kèlder, kelder
• → Sranan Tongo: kedre
  • → Galibi Carib: ketere

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kelder

1. first-person singular present indicative of kelderen
2. imperative of kelderen

From Middle Low German keller (“cellar”), ultimately from Late Latin cellarium. Cognates include Finnish kellari, Dutch kelder and English cellar.

kelder (genitive keldri, partitive keldrit)

1. cellar, basement