Glocke
German
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Etymology
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
Noun
Glocke f (genitive Glocke, plural Glocken, diminutive Glöckchen n)
- bell (percussive instrument)
Declension
Derived terms
- Alarmglocke
- Dunstglocke
- Florettglocke
- Glasglocke
- Glockenapfel
- Glockenbalken
- Glockenbecher
- Glockenblume
- Glockenbronze
- Glockenform
- glockenförmig
- Glockengeläut
- Glockengießer
- Glockengießer
- Glockenguss
- Glockenheide
- glockenhell
- Glockenhut
- Glockenklang
- Glockenkurve
- Glockenläuten
- Glockenmauer
- Glockenrebe
- Glockenrock
- Glockenschlag
- Glockenschwengel
- Glockenspiel
- Glockenstube
- Glockenstuhl
- Glockenton
- Glockentopf
- Glockenturm
- Glockenwand
- Glockenweihe
- Glockenzeichen
- glockig
- Glöckner
- Käseglocke
- Kirchenglocke
- Kuhglocke
- Stundenglocke
- Taucherglocke
- Totenglocke
Further reading
- “Glocke” in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Glocke
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