Kohlrabi

See also: kohlrabi

German

Etymology

From Italian cavoli rape, plural of cavolo rapa. The first element was altered after Kohl (“cabbage”), which is cognate with the Italian through Latin caulis. Compare Hunsrik Kohlraab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkoːlˈʁaːbi/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːbi

Noun

Kohlrabi m (strong, genitive Kohlrabis, plural Kohlrabis)

1. (chiefly uncountable) kohlrabi

   Synonyms: Kohlrübe, Rübkohl, Stängelrübe

Declension

Declension of Kohlrabi [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kohlrabi	die	Kohlrabis
genitive	eines	des	Kohlrabis	der	Kohlrabis
dative	einem	dem	Kohlrabi	den	Kohlrabis
accusative	einen	den	Kohlrabi	die	Kohlrabis

Descendants

• → English: kohlrabi

Further reading

• “Kohlrabi” in Duden online
• “Kohlrabi”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)