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See Quelle on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈkvɛlə/, [ˈkʋɛlə] Audio: De-at-Quelle.ogg , De-Quelle.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From Middle High German quelle, from Old High German quella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā (“spring, well”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|quelle}} Middle High German quelle, {{inh|de|goh|quella}} Old High German quella, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kwalljā|t=spring, well}} Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā (“spring, well”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Quelle f (genitive Quelle, plural Quellen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Quelle [genitive], Quellen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Quelle [nominative, singular], Quellen [definite, nominative, plural], Quelle [genitive, singular], Quellen [definite, genitive, plural], Quelle [dative, singular], Quellen [dative, definite, plural], Quelle [accusative, singular], Quellen [accusative, definite, plural], Kwelle [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (origin of a river or stream) spring Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Quelle-de-noun-YipJTT6o Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Landforms: 59 17 23 Topics: origin
  2. well (oil, gas) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Quelle-de-noun-6ba8O7~J Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32
  3. source Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Quelle-de-noun-Qc9nlLpC Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quellenartig
Hyponyms: Abwasserquelle, Bierquelle, Energiequelle, Erwerbsquelle, Fehlerquelle, Geldquelle, Lichtquelle, Literaturquelle, Mineralquelle, Nachrichtenquelle, Nahrungsquelle, Ölquelle, Primärquelle, Stromquelle, Urquelle, Vitaminquelle, Wasserquelle Related terms: Quell, Quellbecken, Quellen-Telekommunikationsüberwachung, Quellenangabe, Quellenkritik, Quellenverweis, Quellenverzeichnis, Quellfluss, Quellort, Quelltopf, Quellwasser

Noun [Hunsrik]

IPA: /ˈkwelə/
Head templates: {{head|hrx|noun form|g=f}} Quelle f
  1. plural of Quell Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: Quell
    Sense id: en-Quelle-hrx-noun-DrdoitR9 Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "word": "Quelle"
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