Glucke

== German == === 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/ === Noun === Glucke f (genitive Glucke, plural Glucken) brooding hen; hen with chicks Synonym: Gluckhenne (figurative) overprotective mother eggar (moth of the family Lasiocampidae) cauliflower mushroom (mushroom of the genus Sparassis) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== glucken === Further reading === “Glucke” in Duden online “Glucke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)