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Qualle
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈkva.lə/
de De-Qualle.OGG
de De-Qualle.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de alə 2
Etymology 1
16th century, from de gml *qualle. Compare modern nds Quall, nl kwal (17th c.). In spite of the earlier High German attestation, the Low German origin is agreed upon for both natural and dialectological reasons. Probably from de quellen (like etymology 2 below). However, an alternative theory derives it from a word for “curdled, coagulated”, from gml quagel rennet, from de osx quagul, from de la coagulum.
Noun
f
de Cnidariansjellyfish
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Feuerqualle
de Kammqualle
de Rippenqualle
de Spiegeleiqualle
Etymology 2
From de gmh qualle fat person, from de quellen to swell by soaking up water.
Noun
f
de Obesityde colloquial pejorative fatso
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