Alkohol

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See also: alkohol

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin alcohol, ultimately from Arabic الكُحْل (al-kuḥl, “kohl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.koˌhoːl/
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  • IPA(key): /al.koˈhoːl/ (as the forepart of a compound, especially when the next syllable is unstressed, thus more often in Alkoholkonsum than in Alkoholtest)
  • IPA(key): /ˈalˌkoːl/ (casual contraction)

Noun

Alkohol m (strong, genitive Alkohols, plural Alkohole, diminutive Alkohölchen n)

  1. alcohol, ethanol (substance)
    Alkohol ist farblos. ― Alcohol is colourless.
  2. alcohol, liquor (beverage containing the former substance)
    Synonym: Alk (colloquial short form)
    Hier wird kein Alkohol ausgeschenkt. ― They don't serve alcohol here.

Declension

Declension of Alkohol
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alkohol die Alkohole
genitive eines des Alkohols der Alkohole
dative einem dem Alkohol den Alkoholen
accusative einen den Alkohol die Alkohole

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Alkohol.

Pronunciation

Noun

Alkohol m (plural Alkoholen)

  1. (uncountable) alcohol
  2. alcohol (chemical functional group)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Alkohol n

  1. alcohol
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