Orkan

See also: orkan, orkán, and ork'an

German

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Taíno *hurakābor.
    Spanish huracánbor.
    Dutch orkaanbor.
    German Orkan

    Borrowed from Dutch orkaan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno *hurakā. Doublet of Hurrikan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔʁˈkaːn/, [ɔʁˈkaːn], [ɔɐ̯ˈkaːn]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: Or‧kan
    • Rhymes: -aːn

    Noun

    Orkan m (strong, genitive Orkanes or Orkans, plural Orkane)

    1. (European) hurricane; strong windstorm

    Declension

    Declension of Orkan [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Orkan die Orkane
    genitive eines des Orkanes, Orkans der Orkane
    dative einem dem Orkan, Orkane1 den Orkanen
    accusative einen den Orkan die Orkane

    1Now rare, see notes.

    • Orkanböe
    • Orkantief

    Descendants

    • ⇒ Czech: orkán
    • → Macedonian: оркан (orkan)
    • → Serbo-Croatian:

    See also

    Further reading

    • “Orkan” in Duden online
    • “Orkan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Turkish

    Etymology

    See Orhan

    Proper noun

    Orkan

    1. a male given name
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