Blaukohl

German

Etymology

From blau (“blue”) +‎ Kohl (“cabbage”). The use of "blue" in the south and "red" in the north is sometimes explained by different traditional ways of preparation. Though this may have had an influence, the main reason is that German (like English) originally had no word for purple, which could thus be considered "reddish blue" just as well as "bluish red".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblaʊ̯ˌkoːl/
  • Hyphenation: Blau‧kohl

Noun

Blaukohl m (strong, genitive Blaukohles or Blaukohls, plural Blaukohle)

  1. (regional, parts of Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) red cabbage
    Synonyms: Blaukraut, Rotkohl, Rotkraut

Declension
Declension of Blaukohl [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Blaukohl die Blaukohle
genitive eines des Blaukohles, Blaukohls der Blaukohle
dative einem dem Blaukohl, Blaukohle1 den Blaukohlen
accusative einen den Blaukohl die Blaukohle

1Now rare, see notes.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.