Kolben
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German kolbe (“club”), from Old High German kolbo, cholpo, from Proto-Germanic *kolbô, *kulba(n)- (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”).[1] Cognate with Dutch kolf, whence probably English golf.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Kolben m (strong, genitive Kolbens, plural Kolben, diminutive Kölbchen n)
- (weaponry) butt of a rifle
- (mechanics) piston
- (botany) spadix
- Synonym: Spadix
- (botany) spike (of Typha)
- (sciences) flask
Declension[edit]
Declension of Kolben [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms[edit]
- (spadix): Maiskolben
- (spike): Rohrkolben
- (flask): Auffangkolben, Birnenkolben, Destillierkolben, Erlenmeyerkolben, Kjeldahl-Kolben, Maßkolben, Mehrhalskolben, Messkolben, Rundkolben, Spitzkolben, Stehkolben, Verdampferkolben
- Riechkolben
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Kolben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kolben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kolben” in Duden online
Kolben on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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