Cologne
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See also: cologne
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈloʊn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -oʊn
- (Early Modern) IPA(key): /ˈkʊlɛn/, /ˈkʊlɪn/[1]
Proper noun
Cologne
- The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the Rhine River.
- A city and town in Minnesota, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
city in Germany
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References
- ^ Dobson, E. J. (1957) English pronunciation 1500-1700, second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 272, page 840.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French Cologne, Coloigne, from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cologne f
- Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)