Quelle
German
Alternative forms
- Kwelle (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German quelle, from Old High German quella, from Proto-Germanic *kwellǭ, related to the Old High German verb quellan, itself from Proto-Germanic *kwellaną, whence also Old English cwiella, cwylla (“spring; well”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Quelle f (genitive Quelle, plural Quellen)
- (origin of a river or stream) spring
- well (oil, gas)
- source
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 28/2010, page 109:
- Optimistischen Schätzungen zufolge könnte im Jahr 2040 bereits die Hälfte des Flugzeugsprits aus biologischen Quellen stammen.
- According to optimistic estimates, already half of the airplane fuel could originate from biological sources in the year 2040.
- Optimistischen Schätzungen zufolge könnte im Jahr 2040 bereits die Hälfte des Flugzeugsprits aus biologischen Quellen stammen.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 28/2010, page 109:
Declension
Related terms
- Abwasserquelle
- Bierquelle
- Fehlerquelle
- Geldquelle
- Lichtquelle
- Literaturquelle
- Mineralquelle
- Nachrichtenquelle
- Nahrungsquelle
- Ölquelle
- Primärquelle
- Quellbecken
- Quellen-Telekommunikationsüberwachung
- Quellenangabe
- Quellenkritik
- Quellenverweis
- Quellenverzeichnis
- Quellfluss
- Quellort
- Quellwasser
- Stromquelle
- Vitaminquelle
- Wasserquelle
Further reading
- “Quelle” in Duden online
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