"Alkan" meaning in German

See Alkan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Alkan.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aːn Etymology: From alk- + -an. Etymology templates: {{etymon|de|:af|alk-|-an}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "اَلْكُحُول", "transliteration" : "al-kuḥūl", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "antimony", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕", "id" : "antimony", "children" : [ ], "transliteration" : "guḫlum", "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Akkadian", "term" : "guḫlum", "lang" : "akk" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "transliteration" : "kuḥlā", "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "כוחלא", "lang" : "arc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "ك ح ل", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "كُحْل", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Andalusian Arabic", "term" : "كُحُول", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "xaa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "alcohol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Alkohol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swel-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ῡ̔́λη", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-yl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Alkyl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "alk-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-nós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ānus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-an", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Alkan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Alkan">, {{confix|de|alk|an}} alk- + -an Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Alkan n (strong, genitive Alkans, plural Alkane) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Alkans [genitive], Alkane [plural], strong [table-tags], Alkan [nominative, singular], Alkane [definite, nominative, plural], Alkans [genitive, singular], Alkane [definite, genitive, plural], Alkan [dative, singular], Alkanen [dative, definite, plural], Alkan [accusative, singular], Alkane [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (organic chemistry) alkane Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Alkan-de-noun-YneuK01y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with alk-, German terms suffixed with -an, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Organic chemistry Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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