"Nelke" meaning in German

See Nelke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈnɛlkə] Audio: De-Nelke.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German nēgelke(n) (“little spike, nail”), from Old Saxon nagal (“nail”). Doublet of Nägelchen and Nägelein (archaic). Low German-looking forms are already found in Middle High German negelkīn alongside negelīn; the contraction is first attested in Central German Nelekin. The feminine form in -e is a backformation from the plural. The name is due to the typical form of cloves; compare Latin clāvulus (“clove”), from clāvus (“nail”), of which the German form may be a loan translation. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml|nēgelke|nēgelke(n)|t=little spike, nail}} Borrowed from Middle Low German nēgelke(n) (“little spike, nail”), {{der|de|osx|nagal|t=nail}} Old Saxon nagal (“nail”), {{dbt|de|Nägelchen|Nägelein}} Doublet of Nägelchen and Nägelein, {{q|archaic}} (archaic), {{der|de|gmh|negelkīn}} Middle High German negelkīn, {{cog|la|clāvulus|t=clove}} Latin clāvulus (“clove”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Nelke f (genitive Nelke, plural Nelken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Nelke [genitive], Nelken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Nelke [nominative, singular], Nelken [definite, nominative, plural], Nelke [genitive, singular], Nelken [definite, genitive, plural], Nelke [dative, singular], Nelken [dative, definite, plural], Nelke [accusative, singular], Nelken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. clove (aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum) [from 13th c.] Tags: feminine Synonyms: Gewürznelke
    Sense id: en-Nelke-de-noun-0sMI7Q2y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Myrtle family plants, Spices Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 64 36 Disambiguation of Spices: 51 49
  2. carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) (named by analogy for its clove-like smell) [from 15th c.] Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Nelke-de-noun-1goH1izi Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Carnation family plants, Spices Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Carnation family plants: 18 82 Disambiguation of Spices: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Federnelke, Gartennelke, Gewürznelke, Gewürznelkenbaum, Grasnelke, Kartäusernelke, Lichtnelke, Nägelchen, Nelkengewächs, Nelkenöl, Nelkenpfeffer, Nelkenschwindling, Nelkenstrauß, Nelkenwurz, Pechnelke, Pissnelke, Steinnelke, Strandgrasnelke

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "text": "→ Cimbrian: nelke"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "lv",
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      "text": "→ Latvian: neļķe"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gewürznelkenbaum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kartäusernelke"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Lichtnelke"
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      "word": "Nelkenpfeffer"
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      "word": "Nelkenschwindling"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Nelkenstrauß"
    },
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      "word": "Nelkenwurz"
    },
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      "word": "Pechnelke"
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      "word": "Pissnelke"
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      "word": "Steinnelke"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnɛlkə]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Nelken",
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      "form": "Nelke",
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    {
      "form": "Nelke",
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    {
      "form": "Nelken",
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Federnelke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gartennelke"
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    {
      "word": "Gewürznelke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gewürznelkenbaum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grasnelke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kartäusernelke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lichtnelke"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nägelchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkengewächs"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkenöl"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkenpfeffer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkenschwindling"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkenstrauß"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nelkenwurz"
    },
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    },
    {
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      "word": "Steinnelke"
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