Nelke
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German nēgelke(n) (“little spike, nail”), from Old Saxon nagal (“nail”). Doublet of Nägelchen and Nägelein (archaic).
Low German-looking forms are already found in Middle High German negelkīn alongside negelīn; the contraction is first attested in Central German Nelekin. The feminine form in -e is a backformation from the plural. The name is due to the typical form of cloves; compare Latin clāvulus (“clove”), from clāvus (“nail”), of which the German form may be a loan translation.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nelke f (genitive Nelke, plural Nelken)
- clove (aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)
- Synonym: Gewürznelke
- carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) (named by analogy for its clove-like smell)
Declension
Declension of Nelke