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Kolben

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • Kolbe (archaic in the written standard)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German kolbe (club), from Old High German kolbo, cholpo, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, extension of Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (round object), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (to form into a ball).[1] Cognate with Dutch kolf, whence probably English golf.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Kolben m (strong, genitive Kolbens, plural Kolben, diminutive Kölbchen n)

    1. (archaic in the literal sense, but understood as a shape) club, beetle
      Synonyms: Keule, Knüttel
    2. (weaponry) butt of a rifle
    3. (mechanics) piston
    4. (botany) spadix
      Synonym: Spadix
    5. (botany) spike (of Typha)
    6. (sciences) flask

    Declension

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    Hyponyms

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “kulba(n)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309

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