Rosenkohl

German

Etymology

Rose +‎ -n- +‎ Kohl. Named after the rose-shaped vegetable part (part which is consumed as a vegetable).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Rosenkohl m (strong, genitive Rosenkohles or Rosenkohls, no plural)

1. Brussels sprout

   Synonym: Kohlsprosse (Austria)

Declension

Declension of Rosenkohl [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rosenkohl
genitive	eines	des	Rosenkohles, Rosenkohls
dative	einem	dem	Rosenkohl, Rosenkohle1
accusative	einen	den	Rosenkohl

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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