From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.
Kohl (plural Kohls)
From Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kōl, kōlo, kōli, ultimatively from Latin caulis.
Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, plural Kohle)
Kohl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kohls or (with an article) Kohl, feminine genitive Kohl, plural Kohls)
singular | plural | |||||||
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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.
Unclear. Several possibilities have been suggested, including derivation from Romani 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.
Kohl m (strong, genitive Kohles or Kohls, no plural)
From Middle High German and Old High German kol.
Kohl f (plural Kohle)
Kohl m
Kohl m or f by sense
From Middle High German and Old High German kol. Compare German Kohle, Dutch kool, English coal.
Kohl f (plural Kohle)