"Krake" meaning in German

See Krake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkʁaːkə/ Audio: De-Krake.ogg
Etymology: From Norwegian Kraken, definite singular of krake (“sea monster”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|non|gem-pro}}, {{bor|de|no|Kraken}} Norwegian Kraken Head templates: {{de-noun|m􂀿traditional or scientific􂁀.weak}} Krake (traditional or scientific) m (weak, genitive Kraken, plural Kraken), {{de-noun|f􂀿colloquial􂁀}} Krake (colloquial) f (genitive Krake, plural Kraken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m􂀿traditional or scientific􂁀.weak}}, {{de-ndecl|f􂀿colloquial􂁀}} Forms: scientific [traditional], Kraken [genitive], Kraken [plural], Krake [genitive], Kraken [plural], weak [table-tags], Krake [nominative, singular], Kraken [definite, nominative, plural], Kraken [genitive, singular], Kraken [definite, genitive, plural], Kraken [dative, singular], Kraken [dative, definite, plural], Kraken [accusative, singular], Kraken [accusative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Krake [nominative, singular], Kraken [definite, nominative, plural], Krake [genitive, singular], Kraken [definite, genitive, plural], Krake [dative, singular], Kraken [dative, definite, plural], Krake [accusative, singular], Kraken [accusative, definite, plural], Kraken [alternative]
  1. (chiefly sciences) a mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense Tags: colloquial, feminine, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Krake-de-noun-Y4yBFIkj Categories (other): Sciences, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Magic: The Gathering, Octopuses Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Magic: The Gathering: 66 34 Disambiguation of Octopuses: 84 16 Topics: sciences
  2. (mythology or figuratively) a kraken (sea monster) Tags: colloquial, feminine, figuratively, masculine, weak Derived forms: Löcherkrake (english: common blanket octopus), Riesenkrake (english: giant octopus), Zirrenkrake (english: curled octopus) Related terms: Oktopus, Tintenfisch
    Sense id: en-Krake-de-noun-0L7dBMN7 Categories (other): Mythology, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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