Feminine
Wolke
Meaning
- (feminine) cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air
- (feminine) cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
- (feminine) nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense)
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
nuage
nube
nuvem
wolk
nuvola
bulut
σύννεφο
núvol
nubes
سحابة
ewr
nívolFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
wulgge
Zürich
wulche
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɔlkə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn. Akin to Dutch wolk, English welkin, Proto-Slavic *volga, Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”).
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