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
Audio (file)

Noun

Kohle f (genitive Kohle, plural Kohlen)

(uncountable) coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)
(countable) a coal; a piece of coal
(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

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

plural of Kohl

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Kohle

plural of Kohl

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