"Encke" meaning in German

See Encke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Enckes [genitive, masculine], Encke [genitive, masculine], Encke [feminine, genitive], Enckes [plural], Encke [plural]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Encke m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Enckes or (with an article) Encke, feminine genitive Encke, plural Enckes or Encke)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Encke-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Encke
  1. Encke (an asteroid in Koronian, Solar System), named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
    Sense id: en-Encke-de-name-xpplFda9 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 13 21 10 17 4 10 16
  2. Encke (a crater in Moon), between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke
    Sense id: en-Encke-de-name-ifPhegiS Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 13 21 10 17 4 10 16 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 53
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      "name": "de-proper noun"
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Download raw JSONL data for Encke meaning in German (2.1kB)

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