Akelei

German

Akelei – Aquilegia sibirica

Alternative forms

• Agelei, Aklei, Aglei

Etymology

From Middle High German ageleie, from Old High German ageleia, agaleia, agleia, acoleia, akileia (9^th century) from the obscure Medieval Latin aquilegia which became translingual Aquilegia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akəˈlaɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Akelei f (genitive Akelei, plural Akeleien)

1. columbine (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)

Declension

Declension of Akelei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Akelei	die	Akeleien
genitive	einer	der	Akelei	der	Akeleien
dative	einer	der	Akelei	den	Akeleien
accusative	eine	die	Akelei	die	Akeleien

Further reading

• “Akelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Akelei” in Duden online
• “Akelei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon