Kohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kole f alongside commoner kol n, from Old High German kol n, from Proto-West Germanic *kol.

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/, [ˈkʰoːlə]
• 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

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld

Declension

Declension of Kohle [feminine]

	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

• kohlenartig
• Köhler
• verkohlen (verb)

Related terms

• Braunkohle
• Eierkohle
• Holzkohle
• Kohleabbau
• Kohleförderung
• Kohlekraftwerk
• Kohlendioxid n (“carbon dioxide”)
• Kohlenkeller
• Kohlenkiste
• Kohlenmonoxid n (“carbon monoxide”)
• Kohlensäure
• Kohlenstoff
• Kohleofen
• Kohlepapier
• Steinkohle

 

Noun

Kohle pl

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Kohl (“cabbage”)

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰoːlə/

Noun

Kohle f

1. plural of Kohl

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kohle

1. plural of Kohl