Glocke

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German[edit]

Glocken

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German glocke, glogge, from Old High German klocca, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Cognate with Vilamovian głok.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔkə/
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  • Hyphenation: Glo‧cke; pre-1996: Glok‧ke

Noun[edit]

Glocke f (genitive Glocke, plural Glocken, diminutive Glöckchen n or Glöcklein n)

  1. bell (percussive instrument)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Glocke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Glocke die Glocken
genitive einer der Glocke der Glocken
dative einer der Glocke den Glocken
accusative eine die Glocke die Glocken

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Pennsylvania German[edit]

Noun[edit]

Glocke

  1. plural of Glock
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