Kohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kol, from Old High German kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”). Cognate with Dutch kool, Danish kul, English coal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoːlə/
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Rhymes: -oːlə

Noun

Kohle f (genitive Kohle, plural Kohlen)

The fossil fuel coal
(slang) dough, money

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

Terms derived from Kohle

Noun

Kohle pl

plural of Kohl "cabbages"

Further reading

Kohle in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kohle

plural of Kohl

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