Kohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kole f alongside commoner kol n, from Old High German kol n, from Proto-Germanic *kulą n, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”). The feminine form is chiefly of Central and Low German origin (Middle Low German kōle f). Cognate with Dutch kool f, Danish kul n, English coal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːlə/
• Rhymes: -oːlə

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Noun

Kohle f (genitive Kohle, plural Kohlen)

1. (uncountable) coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)
2. (countable) a coal; a piece of coal
3. (uncountable, colloquial) money; dough; dosh

Declension

Declension of Kohle

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kohle	die	Kohlen
genitive	einer	der	Kohle	der	Kohlen
dative	einer	der	Kohle	den	Kohlen
accusative	eine	die	Kohle	die	Kohlen

Derived terms

• Kohlendioxid n
• Kohlenmonoxid n
• verkohlen (verb)
• Braunkohle
• Holzkohle
• Kohlensäure
• Kohlenstoff
• Köhler
• Steinkohle

 

Noun

Kohle pl

1. plural of Kohl "cabbages"

Further reading

• Kohle in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kohle

1. plural of Kohl