Wolke

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Meaning

  1. (feminine) cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air
  2. (feminine) cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
  3. (feminine) nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wulgge

Zürich

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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