Kohl

See also: kohl

English

Etymology

German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.

Proper noun

Kohl (plural Kohls)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kohl is the 3806th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9303 individuals. Kohl is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːl/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōlo.

Noun

Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, plural Kohle)

  1. cabbage (plant of the genus Brassica)
    Synonym: (synonymous in southern regions only) Kraut
Declension
Declension of Kohl [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kohl die Kohle
genitive eines des Kohles, Kohls der Kohle
dative einem dem Kohl, Kohle1 den Kohlen
accusative einen den Kohl die Kohle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Kohl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohls or (with an article) Kohl, feminine genitive Kohl, plural Kohls)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation for a grower or seller of cabbages
Declension
Declension of Kohl [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Kohl (eine) (die) Kohl (die) Kohls
genitive (eines) (des) Kohls, Kohl1 (einer) (der) Kohl (der) Kohls
dative (einem) (dem) Kohl (einer) (der) Kohl (den) Kohls
accusative (einen) (den) Kohl (eine) (die) Kohl (die) Kohls

1With an article.

Etymology 2

Unclear. Several possibilities have been suggested, including derivation from Romani [Term?] and derivation from Hebrew קוֹל (qōl, “voice”). But compare western German Kappes (“cabbage, nonsense”), though the second meaning might also be a loan translation of Kohl.

Noun

Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, no plural)

  1. (possibly dated) nonsense; idle talk
Declension
Declension of Kohl [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kohl
genitive eines des Kohles, Kohls
dative einem dem Kohl, Kohle1
accusative einen den Kohl

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German kol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰoːl/

Noun

Kohl f (plural Kohle)

  1. coal

Noun

Kohl m

  1. cabbage

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kohl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkol/, /ˈkɔl/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ol, -ɔl
  • Hyphenation: Kóhl, Kòhl

Proper noun

Kohl m or f by sense

  1. A surname in German

References
  1. Kohl in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German kol. Compare German Kohle, Dutch kool, English coal.

Noun

Kohl f (plural Kohle)

  1. coal
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