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Schalke
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schalke
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃalkə/
de De-Schalke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gml Schadeleke, gml Schedelike. Possibly related with the common placename element gml schêde, modern German de Scheide border, divide, though the a-vocalism is problematic.
Proper noun
n,s:-[with an article]
de quarter city/Gelsenkirchen s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
de Fahr doch in Schalke auf die 42. Why don’t you join Bundesautobahn 42 autobahn 42 in Schalke.
de w:FC Schalke 04 football club
de 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
As above, the football club and its stadium are commonly construed with de auf. Otherwise usual prepositions (like de bei, in, zu) can also be used, but are less idiomatic.
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form m
de Schalk nom//acc//gen p