Glucke

See also: glücke and Glücke

German

Glucke (1)

Alternative forms

• Klucke (northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written)

Etymology

From Middle High German klucke, derived from the verb klucken (“to cluck”), from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. The g- by dissimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlʊkə/

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Noun

Glucke f (genitive Glucke, plural Glucken)

1. brooding hen; hen with chicks
2. (figurative) overprotective mother
3. eggar (moth of the family Lasiocampidae)
4. cauliflower mushroom (mushroom of the genus Sparassis)

Declension

Declension of Glucke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Glucke	die	Glucken
genitive	einer	der	Glucke	der	Glucken
dative	einer	der	Glucke	den	Glucken
accusative	eine	die	Glucke	die	Glucken

Related terms

• glucken

Further reading

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