Blaukohl

German

Etymology

From blau (“blue”) +‎ Kohl (“cabbage”). The use of "blue" in the south and "red" in the north is sometimes explained by different traditional ways of preparation. Though this may have had an influence, the main reason is that German (like English) originally had no word for purple, which could thus be considered "reddish blue" just as well as "bluish red".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblaʊ̯ˌkoːl/
• Hyphenation: Blau‧kohl

Noun

Blaukohl m (strong, genitive Blaukohles or Blaukohls, plural Blaukohle)

1. (regional, parts of Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) red cabbage

   Synonyms: Blaukraut, Rotkohl, Rotkraut

Declension

Declension of Blaukohl [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Blaukohl	die	Blaukohle
genitive	eines	des	Blaukohles, Blaukohls	der	Blaukohle
dative	einem	dem	Blaukohl, Blaukohle1	den	Blaukohlen
accusative	einen	den	Blaukohl	die	Blaukohle

¹Now rare, see notes.