"Alken" meaning in All languages combined

See Alken on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Alken, derived from Latin *Ālliācum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|nl|Alken}} Borrowed from Dutch Alken, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|en|la|*Ālliācum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin *Ālliācum, {{der+|en|la|*Ālliācum|nocap=1}} derived from Latin *Ālliācum Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alken
  1. A municipality of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium. Wikidata QID: Q499604 Categories (place): Municipalities of Belgium, Places in Belgium Translations (municipality of Limburg): Alken [neuter] (Dutch), Alliacum (Latin), Alleke (Limburgish)

Noun [German]

IPA: [alˈkeːn] Audio: De-Alken.ogg
Etymology: From alk- + -en. Etymology templates: {{confix|de|alk|en}} alk- + -en Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,e}} Alken n (strong, genitive Alkens, plural Alkene) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,e}} Forms: Alkens [genitive], Alkene [plural], strong [table-tags], Alken [nominative, singular], Alkene [definite, nominative, plural], Alkens [genitive, singular], Alkene [definite, genitive, plural], Alken [dative, singular], Alkenen [dative, definite, plural], Alken [accusative, singular], Alkene [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (organic chemistry) alkene Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Olefin Hypernyms: aliphatischer Kohlenwasserstoff

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