noun#2,427 by frequency
die Welle
/ˈvɛlə/
wave; wave, curve, anything wave-shaped; craze, fad
- genitive
- der Welle
- plural
- die Wellen
Meanings
- 1
wave — of water
Die Wellen sind heute hoch.
The waves are high today.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es macht Spaß, in den Wellen zu spielen.
Waves are fun to play in.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
wave, curve, anything wave-shaped — e.g. hair
- 3
craze, fad — fashion, etc.
- 4
shaft — mechanical componentrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieWelle | dieWellen |
| accusative | dieWelle | dieWellen |
| dative | derWelle | denWellen |
| genitive | derWelle | derWellen |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.