Kolter

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔltər/, [ˈkɔl.tɐ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German kolter m or f or n, from Old French coultre (“quilt”), from Vulgar Latin *culcitra, from Latin culcita (“pillow, upholstery, mattress”). Cognate with English quilt and quoit.

Noun

Kolter m (strong, genitive Kolters, plural Kolter) or
Kolter f (genitive Kolter, plural Koltern)

1. (now chiefly Hesse) blanket, quilt, bedspread

Declension

Declension of Kolter [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kolter	die	Kolter
genitive	eines	des	Kolters	der	Kolter
dative	einem	dem	Kolter	den	Koltern
accusative	einen	den	Kolter	die	Kolter

Declension of Kolter [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kolter	die	Koltern
genitive	einer	der	Kolter	der	Koltern
dative	einer	der	Kolter	den	Koltern
accusative	eine	die	Kolter	die	Koltern

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German kolter, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Latin culter. Cognate with Dutch kouter, English coulter.

Noun

Kolter n (strong, genitive Kolters, plural Kolter)

1. (Northern Germany, parts of Central Germany) coulter (knife on a plough, fixed in front of the ploughshare)

   Synonyms: Sech, Pflugmesser

Declension

Declension of Kolter [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kolter	die	Kolter
genitive	eines	des	Kolters	der	Kolter
dative	einem	dem	Kolter	den	Koltern
accusative	ein	das	Kolter	die	Kolter