welke

See also: Welke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛlkə/
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  • Hyphenation: wel‧ke
  • Rhymes: -ɛlkə

Determiner

welke

  1. inflection of welk:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Pronoun

welke

  1. (relative, formal) nominative masculine/feminine/plural of welk; which

Declension

Declension of welk
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative welke welke welk welke
genitive1 welks welker welks welker
dative2 welken welker welken welken
accusative2 welken welke welk welke
1) Formal and dated. Only used as relative pronouns.
2) Archaic.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

welke

  1. inflection of welken:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

welke

  1. alternative form of welk

Etymology 2

Verb

welke

  1. alternative form of welken (“to dry out”)

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English welk.

Noun

welke oblique singular, f (oblique plural welkes, nominative singular welke, nominative plural welkes)

  1. whelk

Usage notes

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (welke) lists the meaning as turtle or tortoise

References

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