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/
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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

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

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