Polyglot Dictionary

Nelke

/ˈnɛlkə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

plural
Nelken

Meaning

  1. carnation, clove

    • Sie kauft Nelken.

      She buys carnations.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cravo

cravo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "carnation, clove."

Practice

1 What does Nelke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie kauft ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nelke?

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