Kolonne

See also: kolonne

German

Etymology

18th century, from French colonne, from Latin columna. Doublet of Kolumne (“newspaper column”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈlɔnə/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔnə

Noun

Kolonne f (genitive Kolonne, plural Kolonnen)

1. (military) column (group of military vehicles or troops, especially on a road)
2. (by extension) any group of vehicles travelling together

   Synonyms: Konvoi, Karawane

3. (by extension) group of workers

   Synonyms: Trupp, Arbeitstrupp

4. (chemistry) fractionating column
5. (printing) Alternative form of Kolumne (“column, body of text”)

Declension

Declension of Kolonne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kolonne	die	Kolonnen
genitive	einer	der	Kolonne	der	Kolonnen
dative	einer	der	Kolonne	den	Kolonnen
accusative	eine	die	Kolonne	die	Kolonnen

Derived terms

• Fünfte Kolonne

Related terms

• Kolonnenarbeiter, Kolonnenführer, Kolonnenende, Kolonnenspitze
• Autokolonne, Drückerkolonne, Fahrzeugkolonne, Lastwagenkolonne, Malerkolonne, Maurerkolonne, Marschkolonne, Panzerkolonne, Putzkolonne, Wagenkolonne, Zahlenkolonne

Further reading

• “Kolonne” in Duden online
• “Kolonne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache