Is it der, die or das Nelke?

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Nelke

The correct article in German of Nelke is die. So it is die Nelke! (nominative case)

The word Nelke is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Nelke?

How does the declension of Nelke work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Nelke	die Nelken
Genitive	der Nelke	der Nelken
Dative	der Nelke	den Nelken
Akkusative	die Nelke	die Nelken

What is the meaning of Nelke in German?

Nelke has various definitions in German:

[1] Botany: narrow -leafed, white up to red violet flowering plant of the genus Dianthus

[1] Botanik: schmalblättrige, weiß bis rotviolett blühende Pflanze der Gattung Dianthus

[2] Spice: strongly fragrant and burning, sharp tasting, dried flower buds of the spice climbing tree (sycygium aromaticum)

[2] Gewürz: stark duftende und brennend scharf schmeckende, getrocknete Blütenknospen des Gewürznelkenbaums (Syzygium aromaticum)

How to use Nelke in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Nelke with translations in English.

[1] Er trug eine Nelke im Knopfloch.

[1] He was wearing a clove in the buttonhole

[1] „Wahrscheinlich war sie von den Nelken des Emigranten Wiesenhoff angelockt worden und suchte nun nach anderen Blumen.“

[1] "She was probably attracted by the nelken of the emigrant Wiesenhoff and was now looking for others" "

[2] Ich spicke den Schweinebraten mit Nelken.

[2] I spike the roast pork with clerk

[2] „Zusammen hatten sie achtunddreißig Tonnen Nelken und fünf oder sechs Tonnen Muskatnüsse sowie ebensoviel Zimt an Bord.“

[2] "Together they had thirty -eight tons of cloves and five or six tons of nutmeg nuset as well as as well as cinnamon on on the board"

Pictures or photos of Nelke

[1] Steinnelke

[2] Gewürznelken