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Glocke.

bell (percussive instrument)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡlɔkə/
  1. bell (percussive instrument)

    feminine
  2. notification bell

    Internet · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German glocke, glogge, from Old High German klocca, from Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klēg-, *klōg- (onomatopoeia). Cognate with Vilamovian głok and English clock.

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