"Welle" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛlə/ Audio: De-at-Welle.ogg [Austria], De-Welle.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German welle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“wave, swirl”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate with Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmí). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|welle}} Middle High German welle, {{inh|de|goh|wella}} Old High German wella, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wallijǭ||wave, swirl}} Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“wave, swirl”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*welH-||to turn, coil}} Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”), {{cog|sa|ऊर्मि|tr=ūrmí}} Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmí) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Welle f (genitive Welle, plural Wellen, diminutive Wellchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Welle [genitive], Wellen [plural], Wellchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Welle [nominative, singular], Wellen [definite, nominative, plural], Welle [genitive, singular], Wellen [definite, genitive, plural], Welle [dative, singular], Wellen [dative, definite, plural], Welle [accusative, singular], Wellen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. wave (of water) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Woge
    Sense id: en-Welle-de-noun-qcf0ah6I
  2. wave, curve, anything wave-shaped (e.g. hair) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Welle-de-noun-vAtdXcvH
  3. shaft (mechanical component) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Welle-de-noun-L9mK~bZA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 6 18 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brandungswelle, Flutwelle, Gegnerwelle, Getriebewelle, Gravitationswelle, Haarwelle, Hitzewelle, Kältewelle, Lichtwelle, Meereswelle, Modewelle, Reisewelle, Riesenwelle, Schallwelle, Schaumwelle, Trägerwelle, Wellblech, Wellen schlagen, Wellenbad, Wellenberg, Wellenbrecher, Wellengleichung, Wellenkamm, Wellenlänge, Wellenleiter, Wellenreiher, wellenreiten, Wellenreiten, Wellensittich, wellig

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Reisewelle"
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      "word": "Wellblech"
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      "word": "Brandungswelle"
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      "word": "Flutwelle"
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      "word": "Gegnerwelle"
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    {
      "word": "Getriebewelle"
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    {
      "word": "Gravitationswelle"
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    {
      "word": "Haarwelle"
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      "word": "Hitzewelle"
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      "word": "Kältewelle"
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    {
      "word": "Lichtwelle"
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      "word": "Meereswelle"
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      "word": "Modewelle"
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      "word": "Reisewelle"
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    {
      "word": "Riesenwelle"
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    {
      "word": "Schallwelle"
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    {
      "word": "Schaumwelle"
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    {
      "word": "Trägerwelle"
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      "word": "Wellblech"
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    {
      "word": "Wellen schlagen"
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    {
      "word": "Wellenbad"
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    {
      "word": "Wellenberg"
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      "word": "Wellenreiten"
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