Kohl

See also: kohl

English

Etymology

From the 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 3806^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9303 individuals. Kohl is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kohl”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330.

Anagrams

• holk

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōl, kōlo, kōli, ultimately from Latin caulis.

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.

Hyponyms

• Blattkohl
• Blaukohl
• Braunkohl
• Chinakohl
• Federkohl
• Grünkohl
• Palmkohl
• Rosenkohl
• Rotkohl
• Schwarzkohl
• Spitzkohl
• Sprossenkohl
• Stängelkohl
• Weißkohl

Derived terms

• kohlartig

Related terms

• Kohlkopf
• Kohlrabi
• Kohlrolle
• Kohlrübe
• Kohlsprossen
• Kohlstrunk
• Kohlsuppe

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.

Descendants

• → Upper Sorbian: kał
• → Lower Sorbian: kał

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

• verkohlen

Further reading

• “Kohl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kohl (Gemüse)” in Duden online
• “Kohl (Nachname)” in Duden online

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

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kohl”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch