Schalke
See also: schalke
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German Schadeleke, Schedelike. Possibly related with the common placename element schêde, modern German Scheide (“border, divide”), though the a-vocalism is problematic.
Proper noun edit
Schalke n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schalkes or (with an article) Schalke)
- A quarter of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fahr doch in Schalke auf die 42.
- Why don’t you join autobahn 42 in Schalke.
- Short for FC Schalke 04 (football club).
- Ob ich verroste oder verkalke, ich geh noch immer auf Schalke.
- Whether I rust or calcify, I’ll still go to see Schalke.
Usage notes edit
- As above, the football club and its stadium are commonly construed with auf. Otherwise usual prepositions (like bei, in, zu) can also be used, but are less idiomatic.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
Schalke m