Orkan
German (Berlin)
/ɔʁˈkaːn/
noun
Definitions
- (European) hurricane; strong windstorm
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish orkaan derived from Spanish, Castilian huracán (hurricane).
Origin
Spanish
huracán
Gloss
hurricane
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hurricane English
- orkanartig German
- uragano Italian
- orkaan Dutch, Flemish
- orkaanseizoen Dutch, Flemish
- ouragan French
- antihuracanes Spanish, Castilian
- huracán Spanish, Castilian
- orkan Norwegian Bokmål
- furacão Portuguese
- orkan Norwegian Nynorsk
- orkan Danish
- orkan Serbo-Croatian
- huracà Catalan, Valencian
- uraganu Sicilian
- orkan Papiamentu
- *hurakā Taino
- juracán Taino
- hurakán Arawak