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Etymology edit

From Middle High German küele, Old High German kuoli, from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōluz, *kōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Cognate with Dutch koel, English cool. Doublet of cool.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kyːl/
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Adjective edit

kühl (strong nominative masculine singular kühler, comparative kühler, superlative am kühlsten)

  1. cool (of temperature)
  2. calm, restrained, passionless
  3. cool, frigid (especially of the emotions)

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Further reading edit

  • kühl” in Duden online
  • kühl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache