Köln

See also: Køln

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Köln. Doublet of Cologne, Colonia, and colony.

Proper noun

Köln

1. (rare) Synonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.
   • 1915, E. St. Clair Storbart, “Within the Enemy's Lands”, in The Fortnighty, volume 103, page 680:

     Class A., for instance, comprised the English spies. They were to go to Köln.

Anagrams

• Lonk

Danish

Alternative forms

• Køln

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰølˀn̩]

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Finnish

Etymology

From German Köln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkøln/, [ˈk̟ø̞ln]
• Rhymes: -øln
• Syllabification^(key): Köln
• Hyphenation^(key): Köln

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Declension

Inflection of Köln (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Köln	—
genitive		Kölnin	—
partitive		Kölniä	—
illative		Kölniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Köln	—
accusative	nom.	Köln	—
	gen.	Kölnin
genitive		Kölnin	—
partitive		Kölniä	—
inessive		Kölnissä	—
elative		Kölnistä	—
illative		Kölniin	—
adessive		Kölnillä	—
ablative		Kölniltä	—
allative		Kölnille	—
essive		Kölninä	—
translative		Kölniksi	—
abessive		Kölnittä	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Köln (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kölnini — accusative nom. Kölnini — gen. Kölnini genitive Kölnini — partitive Kölniäni — inessive Kölnissäni — elative Kölnistäni — illative Kölniini — adessive Kölnilläni — ablative Kölniltäni — allative Kölnilleni — essive Kölninäni — translative Kölnikseni — abessive Kölnittäni — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kölnisi — accusative nom. Kölnisi — gen. Kölnisi genitive Kölnisi — partitive Kölniäsi — inessive Kölnissäsi — elative Kölnistäsi — illative Kölniisi — adessive Kölnilläsi — ablative Kölniltäsi — allative Kölnillesi — essive Kölninäsi — translative Kölniksesi — abessive Kölnittäsi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kölnimme — accusative nom. Kölnimme — gen. Kölnimme genitive Kölnimme — partitive Kölniämme — inessive Kölnissämme — elative Kölnistämme — illative Kölniimme — adessive Kölnillämme — ablative Kölniltämme — allative Kölnillemme — essive Kölninämme — translative Kölniksemme — abessive Kölnittämme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kölninne — accusative nom. Kölninne — gen. Kölninne genitive Kölninne — partitive Kölniänne — inessive Kölnissänne — elative Kölnistänne — illative Kölniinne — adessive Kölnillänne — ablative Kölniltänne — allative Kölnillenne — essive Kölninänne — translative Kölniksenne — abessive Kölnittänne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kölninsä — accusative nom. Kölninsä — gen. Kölninsä genitive Kölninsä — partitive Kölniään Kölniänsä — inessive Kölnissään Kölnissänsä — elative Kölnistään Kölnistänsä — illative Kölniinsä — adessive Kölnillään Kölnillänsä — ablative Kölniltään Kölniltänsä — allative Kölnilleen Kölnillensä — essive Kölninään Kölninänsä — translative Kölnikseen Kölniksensä — abessive Kölnittään Kölnittänsä — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• kölninvesi

German

Alternative forms

• Cöln (obsolete since 1919)
• Coelen, Coellen, Coelne, Cölen, Cöllen, Cölln, Cöllne, Cölne (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German Cölne, syncope of Cölene, from Old High German Colona, from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“Agrippine Colony”), short for Colōnia Claudia Āra Agrippīnēnsium, the official name of the original Roman settlement. A Middle High German byform was Cölen (with early apocope instead of syncope). To this form corresponds Dutch Keulen, while local Ripuarian Kölle can continue either variant. Doublet of Kolonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœln/

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Proper noun

Köln n (proper noun, genitive Kölns or (optionally with an article) Köln)

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Declension

Declension of Köln [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Köln
genitive	des	Kölns, Köln1
dative	dem	Köln
accusative	das	Köln

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Kölner, Kölnerin
• kölnisch

Related terms

• kölsch, Kölsch

Descendants

• → Hungarian: Köln
• → Icelandic: Köln
• → Russian: Кёльн (Kjolʹn)

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Köln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøln]
• Hyphenation: Köln
• Rhymes: -øln

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -ö-, front rounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Köln	—
accusative	Kölnt	—
dative	Kölnnek	—
instrumental	Kölnnel	—
causal-final	Kölnért	—
translative	Kölnné	—
terminative	Kölnig	—
essive-formal	Kölnként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Kölnben	—
superessive	Kölnön	—
adessive	Kölnnél	—
illative	Kölnbe	—
sublative	Kölnre	—
allative	Kölnhöz	—
elative	Kölnből	—
delative	Kölnről	—
ablative	Kölntől	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	Kölné	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	Kölnéi	—

Possessive forms of Köln

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Kölnöm	—
2nd person sing.	Kölnöd	—
3rd person sing.	Kölnje	—
1st person plural	Kölnünk	—
2nd person plural	Kölnötök	—
3rd person plural	Kölnjük	—

Derived terms

• kölni
• kölnivíz

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from German Köln, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), in the city's original name, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œln

Proper noun

Köln f (genitive singular Kölnar or (rare) Köln, no plural)

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Kolni

Declension

Declension of Köln (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Köln
accusative	Köln
dative	Köln
genitive	Kölnar, Köln1

¹Rare.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Köln, which see. Displaced native *Källen, still attested in Kälschwaasser (archaic for “eau de Cologne”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəln]

Proper noun

Köln n

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Köln, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), in the city's original name, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœln/
• Rhymes: -œln

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Köln, from Latin colōnia (“colony”), in the city's original name, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Köln f

1. synonym of Colónia

Swedish

Proper noun

Köln c

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Anagrams

• knöl

Turkish

Proper noun

Köln

1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Declension

Declension of Köln

	singular	plural
nominative	Köln	Kölnler / Köln'ler
accusative	Köln'ü	Kölnleri / Köln'leri
dative	Köln'e	Kölnlere / Köln'lere
locative	Köln'de	Kölnlerde / Köln'lerde
ablative	Köln'den	Kölnlerden / Köln'lerden
genitive	Köln'ün	Kölnlerin / Köln'lerin

Possessive forms of Köln

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Köln'üm	Kölnlerim Köln'lerim
senin (your)	Köln'ün	Kölnlerin Köln'lerim
onun (his/her/its)	Köln'ü	Kölnleri Köln'leri
bizim (our)	Köln'ümüz	Kölnlerimiz Köln'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Köln'ünüz	Kölnleriniz Köln'leriniz
onların (their)	Köln'ü Kölnleri Köln'leri	Kölnleri Köln'leri

Derived terms

• Kölnlü