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Glocke

German

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Glocken

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Etymology

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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 and English clock.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. bell (percussive instrument)
  2. (Internet) notification bell

Declension

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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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Greater Polish: gloka
  • → Kashubian: gloka

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Glocke

  1. plural of Glock
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