Nelke

nelke neļķe German de: Etymology de gml nēgelke nēgelke(n) little spike, nail, from de osx nagal nail. de Nägelchen Nägelein archaic. Low German-looking forms are already found in de gmh negelkīn alongside gmh negelīn; the contraction is first attested in Central German de Nelekin. The feminine form in -e is a backformation from the plural. The name is due to the typical form of cloves; compare la clāvulus clove, from la clāvus nail, of which the German form may be a loan translation. Pronunciation de [ˈnɛlkə] de De-Nelke.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f clove aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum from 13th c. de Gewürznelke carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) named by analogy for its clove-like smell from 15th c. Declension f Related terms de Federnelke Gartennelke Gewürznelke Gewürznelkenbaum Grasnelke Kartäusernelke Lichtnelke Pissnelke Nägelchen Nelkengewächs Nelkenöl Nelkenpfeffer Nelkenschwindling Nelkenstrauß Nelkenwurz Pechnelke Steinnelke Strandgrasnelke Descendants cim nelke 1 et nelk 1 lv neļķe 1 Further reading de Myrtle family plants Carnation family plants Spices