Kohl
English edit
Etymology edit
German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.
Proper noun edit
Kohl (plural Kohls)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kohl is the 3806th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9303 individuals. Kohl is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kohl”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōlo.
Noun edit
Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, plural Kohle)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Kohl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohls or (with an article) Kohl, feminine genitive Kohl, plural Kohls)
- a surname originating as an occupation for a grower or seller of cabbages
Declension edit
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Kohl | (eine) | (die) | Kohl | (die) | Kohls |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Kohls, Kohl1 | (einer) | (der) | Kohl | (der) | Kohls |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Kohl | (einer) | (der) | Kohl | (den) | Kohls |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Kohl | (eine) | (die) | Kohl | (die) | Kohls |
1With an article.
Etymology 2 edit
Unclear. Several possibilities have been suggested, including derivation from Romani [Term?] and derivation from Hebrew קוֹל (qōl, “voice”). But compare western German Kappes (“cabbage, nonsense”), though the second meaning might also be a loan translation of Kohl.
Noun edit
Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, no plural)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Kohl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kohl (Gemüse)” in Duden online
- “Kohl (Nachname)” in Duden online
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German kol.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kohl f (plural Kohle)
Noun edit
Kohl m
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kohl m or f by sense
- A surname in German
References edit
- ^ Kohl in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German kol. Compare German Kohle, Dutch kool, English coal.
Noun edit
Kohl f (plural Kohle)