Welle
See also: welle and wèlle
German
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, coil”). Cognate with Sanskrit ऊर्मि (ūrmí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛlə/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Homophone: Wälle
Noun
Welle f (genitive Welle, plural Wellen)
- wave
- shaft (mechanical component)
Declension
Declension of Welle
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Welle | die | Wellen |
| genitive | einer | der | Welle | der | Wellen |
| dative | einer | der | Welle | den | Wellen |
| accusative | eine | die | Welle | die | Wellen |
Synonyms
- (wave): Woge
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Flutwelle
- Gegnerwelle
- Gravitationswelle
- Lichtwelle
- Schallwelle
- Wellenbad
- Wellenberg
- Wellenkamm
- Wellen schlagen
Further reading
- Welle in Duden online
German Low German
Alternative forms
- Well
Etymology
From Middle Low German wel, *welle, from Old Saxon wella, walla, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“flow; swell; source; well”). More at well.
Noun
Welle f (plural Wellen)
- A well; fountain; spring