Wolke

See also wolke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic *wulkō, akin to Dutch wolk, Old English wolcen ( English welkin ), Common Slavic *volga (compare vlaga), Albanian ul (“to wet, dampen”). From Proto-Indo-European *welg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'vɔlkə/

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Noun

Wolke f (genitive Wolke, plural Wolken)

1. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air

   Der Himmel ist heute von Wolken bedeckt. - The sky is covered in clouds, today.

2. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass

   Bei Vulkanausbrüchen entstehen meist riesige Aschewolken - During volcanic eruptions, vast ash clouds do often appear.

3. nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense)

   Interstellare Staubwolken sind häufig die Kinderstuben neuer Sterne. - Interstellar nebulae are often the cradles for new stars.

Declension

declension of Wolke

	singular			plural
f gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wolke	die	Wolken
genitive	einer	der	Wolke	der	Wolken
dative	einer	der	Wolke	den	Wolken
accusative	eine	die	Wolke	die	Wolken

Derived terms

• bewölkt
• Bewölkung f
• Rauchwolke f
• Staubwolke f
• Wolkenbruch m
• Wolkenkratzer m
• wolkenlos