Noun
die Wolke
Pronunciation: /ˈvɔlkə/
cloud (a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
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plural Wolken
Meanings
Noun
- cloud (a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
- cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
- nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense)
Example sentence
Sieht die Wolke da nicht wie ein Hund aus?
Doesn't that cloud look like a dog?
Word forms
singular
die Wolke
plural
die Wolken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Wolke
Accusativedie Wolke
Dativeder Wolke
Genitiveder Wolke
Plural
Nominativedie Wolken
Accusativedie Wolken
Dativeden Wolken
Genitiveder Wolken
Usage
- dunkle Wolken ziehen auf — dark clouds gather; aufziehen is separable
- auf Wolke sieben schweben — be on cloud nine; a fixed figurative expression
Eine einzelne Wolke zog langsam über den blauen Himmel.
A single cloud drifted slowly across the blue sky.