Orkan

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See also: orkan, orkán, and ork'an

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch orkaan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno *hurakā. Doublet of Hurrikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁˈkaːn/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Or‧kan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Orkan m (strong, genitive Orkanes or Orkans, plural Orkane)

  1. (European) hurricane; strong windstorm

Declension

Declension of Orkan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Orkan die Orkane
genitive eines des Orkanes, Orkans der Orkane
dative einem dem Orkan, Orkane1 den Orkanen
accusative einen den Orkan die Orkane

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

Further reading

  • “Orkan” in Duden online
  • “Orkan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Turkish

Etymology

See Orhan

Proper noun

Orkan

  1. a male given name
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