Quelle

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See also: quelle and qu'elle

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German quelle, from Old High German quella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā (“spring, well”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Quelle f (genitive Quelle, plural Quellen)

  1. (origin of a river or stream) spring
  2. well (oil, gas)
  3. source
    • 2010 July 12, Gerald Traufetter, “Grüner fliegen”, in Der Spiegel‎, number 28, archived from the original on 30 September 2010, page 109:
      Optimistischen Schätzungen zufolge könnte im Jahr 2040 bereits die Hälfte des Flugzeugsprits aus biologischen Quellen stammen.
      According to optimistic estimates, already by 2040, half of aviation fuel could originate from biological sources.

Declension

Declension of Quelle
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Quelle die Quellen
genitive einer der Quelle der Quellen
dative einer der Quelle den Quellen
accusative eine die Quelle die Quellen

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Further reading

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

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Pronunciation

Noun

Quelle f

  1. plural of Quell
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