Kolben

See also: kolben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kolbe (“club”), from Old High German kolbo, cholpo, from Proto-Germanic *kolbô. Cognate with Dutch kolf, whence probably English golf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlbən], [ˈkɔlbn̩], [ˈkɔlbm̩]

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• Hyphenation: Kol‧ben

Noun

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

1. (weaponry) butt of a rifle
2. (mechanics) piston
3. (botany) spadix
4. (sciences) flask

Synonyms

• (spadix): Spadix

Hyponyms

• (spadix): Maiskolben
• (flask): Auffangkolben, Birnenkolben, Erlenmeyerkolben, Kjeldahl-Kolben, Maßkolben, Mehrhalskolben, Messkolben, Rundkolben, Spitzkolben, Stehkolben, Verdampferkolben
• Riechkolben

Related terms

• Golf

Further reading

• “Kolben” in Duden online