Kamelle

German

Etymology

Ripuarian, a corruption of Karamelle (“caramel sweets”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmɛlə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kamelle f (genitive Kamelle, no plural)

1. (regional, in the Rhineland) candy, sweets (usually those given away during carnival parades)

   Wir haben viel Kamelle gesammelt.

   We collected a lot of sweets.

Usage notes

Although originally a plural form, the word is most often used as a feminine singular in standard German.

Declension

Declension of Kamelle [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kamelle
genitive	einer	der	Kamelle
dative	einer	der	Kamelle
accusative	eine	die	Kamelle

Derived terms

• olle Kamelle

Related terms

• Karamell

Further reading

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