Nelke

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See also: neļķe

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German nēgelke, a diminutive of the cognate of German Nagel (“nail”). Low German-looking forms are already found in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German negelkīn alongside negelīn; the contraction is first attested in Central German Nelekin. The feminine form in -e is a backformation from the plural. The name is due to the typical form of cloves; compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin clāvulus (“clove”), from clāvus (“nail”), on which the German may have been modelled.

Noun

Nelke f (genitive Nelke, plural Nelken)

  1. clove (plant; spice)
  2. carnation, pink (plant)

Declension

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  • “Nelke” in Duden online
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