Glocke

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German

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Glocken

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German glocke, glogge, from Old High German klocca, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (bell) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia).

Cognate with Vilamovian głok.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔkə/
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  • Hyphenation: Glo‧cke; pre-1996: Glok‧ke

Noun

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Glocke f (genitive Glocke, plural Glocken, diminutive Glöckchen n or Glöcklein n)

  1. bell (percussive instrument)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: gloka

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Noun

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Glocke

  1. plural of Glock