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Words of New Poems · 152 headwords
Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.
kalt
cold; colder; something cold 10 times
kalt, kalte, kälter, kalten, Kaltem, Kalte
adverb; adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, predicative
Karthause
charterhouse once
Karthause
Karthause = a Carthusian monastery ('charterhouse').
Kathedrale
cathedral; cathedrals'; cathedrals 6 times
Kathedrale, Kathedralen
noun, genitive, feminine, plural; noun, accusative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, plural
'der Kathedrale' is a genitive attribute of 'Aufstieg' in the next line ('der Kathedrale großem Aufstieg' = "the cathedral's great ascent"), the literary genitive-before-noun pattern (cf. 'der Tiere Eintracht' later in this batch) — not a dative object of 'an' (that slot is filled by 'großem Aufstieg').
kaum
scarcely; hardly 6 times
kaum
Kehre
a turn once
Kehr
machte...Kehr = idiom for 'wheeled about, turned back'.
kehren
turned; turning; turns 3 times
kehrte, kehrend, kehrt
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, participle; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular
kein
no; no one; not a 28 times
keine, kein, keiner, keinem, keinen, Kein
determiner, nominative, masculine, singular; determiner, nominative, feminine, singular; determiner, accusative, feminine, singular
keiner
no one; none; nothing 18 times
keiner, keines, keinen, Keiner, keinem
pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular; pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular; pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular
'keinen' here is the pronoun 'no one', not the determiner 'kein' — matches the dataset's own convention of citing pronominal forms as 'einer'/'welcher' elsewhere in this same batch (e.g. eine->einer, welche->welcher).
kennen
knew; know; knows 10 times
kannte, kennt, kenn, kennten, kannten, gekannt, kennst
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular
kennten sie ihn genug is a verb-first conditional clause standing in for wenn sie ihn genug kennten ('if they knew him well enough') — a literary construction that drops wenn and fronts the verb.
Kind
children; child; a child 12 times
Kinder, Kind, Kinde, Kindes
noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, accusative, neuter, singular
Kinderschuh
childhood shoes once
Kinderschuhn
'Kinderschuhn' is a poetic elision of 'Kinderschuhen', the standard dative plural.
Kindgewesene
who were a child once
Kindgewesene
A Rilke coinage ("Kind" child + "gewesene" having-been) — "the one who once was a child," addressed directly.
Kindheit
childhood; childhood's 4 times
Kindheit
noun, genitive, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular
Kinn
chin 6 times
Kinn
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, singular
Kirchenfenster
church window once
Kirchenfenster
subject of 'spiegelt' (matches its own nominative case tag): 'was ... spiegelt ... das Kirchenfenster' = 'what does the church window mirror' — the church window is the one doing the mirroring, not the thing mirrored; the previous note called it a direct object, which contradicts both the nominative tag and the sense.
Klage
lament; laments 4 times
Klage, Klagen
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, plural
Klang
sound 3 times
Klang, Klange
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
klar
clear; more clearly; bright 12 times
klaren, klar, klares, klarer
adverb; adjective, dative, masculine, singular; adverb, comparative
Kläger
plaintiff once
Kläger
'Kläger' literally means 'plaintiff/accuser' — Rilke's ironic term for Absalom, who had claimed his father's throne.
Kleid
dress; dresses; robe 9 times
Kleid, Kleidern, Kleide, Kleider
noun, accusative, neuter, singular; noun, dative, neuter, plural; noun, dative, neuter, singular
Idiom: she breathes in the fragrance the dress gives off, not the fabric itself.
klein
small; little; smaller 38 times
kleinen, kleine, klein, kleines, kleiner, kleinem
adjective, accusative, feminine, singular; adjective, dative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular
klimmen
climbed once
klomm
Archaic/poetic strong preterite of klimmen ('to climb'): klimmen–klomm–geklommen.
Knabe
boys; boy; youths 10 times
Knaben, Knabe
noun, nominative, masculine, plural; noun, genitive, masculine, plural; noun, dative, masculine, singular
Knecht
servant; serf's; hired men 4 times
Knecht, Knechtes, Knechte
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural
sich hängen lassen idiomatically means 'let oneself slouch/go slack,' rendered here as 'slouch' rather than literal 'hang.'
knien
kneel; knelt; kneel down 7 times
knien, knieen, kniete, Knieen
verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
kommen
came; comes; come 59 times
kam, kommt, kommen, kamen, kämen, komm, käme, komme and 6 more
verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, plural
Subjunctive of reported speech — his own reassurance, not a stated fact.
kommend
coming; one coming 3 times
kommend, Kommenden, kommenden
adverb; noun, accusative, masculine, singular; adjective, accusative, masculine, singular
Konkrete
the concrete once
Konkreten
Nominalized adjective 'das Konkrete' (the concrete).
kostbar
precious 4 times
kostbar, kostbaren
adjective, predicate; adjective, dative, neuter, plural; adjective, dative, masculine, plural
König
king; King; kings 24 times
König, Könige, Königs, Königen
noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, genitive, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, plural
königlich
royal; more kingly 3 times
königlicher, königliche
adverb, comparative; adjective, genitive, feminine, singular; adjective, nominative, feminine, singular
können
can; could; might 46 times
kann, könnte, kannst, konnte, können, könnten, konntest, könne and 1 more
auxiliary verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, past, subjunctive, third-person, singular; auxiliary verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Kraft
force; forces; powers 4 times
Kraft, Kräfte
noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
Kraterkreis
ring of craters once
Kraterkreise
Kraterkreise is an archaic poetic dative form; modern German would say im Kraterkreis.
Kreis
circle; ring 8 times
Kreis, Kreise
noun, dative, masculine, singular; noun, nominative, masculine, singular; noun, accusative, masculine, singular
kreisen
circles; circled; circle 8 times
kreist, kreisen, kreiste, kreisten
verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular
Krone
crown; crowns 6 times
Krone, Kronen
noun, dative, feminine, singular; noun, nominative, feminine, singular; noun, accusative, feminine, plural
kurz
short; stunted; sharp 4 times
kurzen, kurz
adjective, dative, feminine, plural; adjective; adjective, dative, masculine, singular
kühl
cool 5 times
kühl, kühlen
adjective; adverb; adjective, genitive, neuter, singular
Seen once or twice
kahl
bare once
Kaiser
emperor once
kalte
cold one once
Kamee
cameo once
Kammerfrau
chamber-women once
Kammerherrentracht
chamberlain's costumes once
Kanal
canals; canal twice
Kandelaber
candelabrum; candelabra twice
Kanzler
chancellor once
Kapitäl
capital once
Karneolkern
carnelian core once
Kartentisch
card tables once
Katze
cats once
kauen
chewing; chew twice
Kauf
purchases once
Kaufmann
merchant once
Käfer
beetles twice
Kälte
cold once
kämmen
combed twice
Kehle
throats once
Kelch
chalice; calyxes twice
Kern
kernel; kernels twice
Kessel
kettles once
Kette
chain once
Kettenglied
link of chain once
Kinder-Angesicht
child's countenance once
Kinderarm
child's arms once
Kinderjahr
childhood years once
Kinderschürze
child's pinafore once
Kindheit-Nachmittag
childhood afternoons once
Kirche
church once
Kissen
pillows once
Klage-Himmel
lament-sky once
Klage-Welt
lament-world once
Klagefrau
mourning-women once
klagen
lament; accuses twice
klamm
stiff once
klappernd
clattering once
klauben
pick over once
klären
cleared once
kleiden
dressed twice
kleinverwandeln
transformed small once
klingen
ring once
Klopfen
knocking once
klopfen
knocked; tapped twice
Klopfer
door-knockers once
Knabenhand
boy's hand once
knapp
short; scant twice
Knaul
ball of yarn once
Knie
knees twice
kniend
more kneelingly once
Knochen
bones once
Knospe
bud once
Knoten
knots once
kochen
boils once
Kohle
coal once
Kolben
flask once
Kommende
coming once
kommende
approaching thing once
Kommode
dressers; chest of drawers twice
konkav
concave once
Konsole
corbels once
Kontur
contours twice
Kopf
heads; head twice
kopfüber
head-down once
Koralle
coral once
Korb
basket once
Koriander
coriander once
Kostbarkeit
precious things once
kosten
tastes once
Kostüm
costume once
Kothurn
buskins once
Köder
lure once
Königin
queen twice
Körper
body once
köstlich
precious once
Köstlichkeit
preciousness once
Kragen
collar once
krank
sick once
Kranz
wreath once
Kraut
weed; herb twice
Krämer
shopkeeper once
kränken
wounded; offended twice
Kreatur
creature once
kreischen
shrieks once
kreißen
labouring once
Kreon
Kreon twice
Kreuz
cross once
kriechen
crept once
kriechend
crawling once
Kristall
crystal's once
Kronrubin
crown-rubies once
Krug
jug once
krumm
crooked once
krümmen
writhes once
Krypta
crypt once
Kuckuck
cuckoo once
Kulisse
stage scenery; flats twice
kundig
connoisseur once
Kunst
artistry once
kunstlos
artless once
Kunterbunt
motley jumble once
Küchenlampe
kitchen lamp once
Kühle
coolness once
kühle
cool one twice
kühn
bold once
Kürass
cuirasses once
Kürbisflöte
gourd-flute once
küren
choose once
Kürze
brevity once
küsselos
kissless once
Küste
coastline once
Küstenstreifen
strip of shore once
The particulars
- The words
- Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Rainer Maria Rilke, died 1926; Neue Gedichte published 1907 and 1908), from Wikisource.
- Translation
- Public-domain German (Rilke, d. 1926). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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