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
Genitive	welks	welker	welks	welker
Dative	welken	welker	welken	welken
Accusative	welken	welke	welk	welke

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 IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (welke) lists the meaning as turtle or tortoise

References

• welke on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub