"Wolke" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɔlkə/ Audio: De-Wolke.ogg , De-Wolke2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-West Germanic *wolkn. Akin to Dutch wolk, English welkin, Proto-Slavic *volga, Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|wolken}} Middle High German wolken, {{inh|de|goh|wolkan}} Old High German wolkan, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wolkn}} Proto-West Germanic *wolkn, {{cog|nl|wolk}} Dutch wolk, {{cog|en|welkin}} English welkin, {{cog|sla-pro|*volga}} Proto-Slavic *volga, {{cog|sq|ulmej||to wet, dampen}} Albanian ulmej (“to wet, dampen”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=^chen,^lein}} Wolke f (genitive Wolke, plural Wolken, diminutive Wölkchen n or Wölklein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wolke [genitive], Wolken [plural], Wölkchen [diminutive, neuter], Wölklein [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wolke [nominative, singular], Wolken [definite, nominative, plural], Wolke [genitive, singular], Wolken [definite, genitive, plural], Wolke [dative, singular], Wolken [dative, definite, plural], Wolke [accusative, singular], Wolken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wolke-de-noun-unvjra1m
  2. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Wolke-de-noun-iylAhqMp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 68 6
  3. nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-Wolke-de-noun-DNw~HMV7 Disambiguation of Weather: 19 5 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bewölkt, wolkenlos, Bewölkung [feminine] Related terms: Wolkenbruch [masculine], Wolkenkratzer [masculine], wolkenverhangen
Hyponyms: Gewitterwolke, Regenwolke, Schönwetterwolke, Schleierwolke, Kumulus [masculine], Zirrus [masculine], Stratus [masculine], Cumulonimbus [masculine], Rauchwolke [feminine], Staubwolke [feminine], Dunkelwolke

Inflected forms

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