do

du (alternative)
dou (alternative)
de (alternative)

(few dialects, including Kölsch) thou; you (singular)


fünf

(Kölsch) rare spelling of fünnef (“five”)


han

head

han (irregular, third-person singular present hat, past tense hauw, past participle jehad, past subjunctive häu)

hat (present singular third-person)
hauw (past)
jehad (participle past)
häu (past subjunctive)
han (infinitive)
jehad (participle past)
han (auxiliary)
han (indicative present singular)
has (indicative present singular)
hat (indicative present singular)
hant (indicative plural present)
hat (indicative plural present)
hauwt (indicative plural present)
hauw (indicative preterite singular)
hauwts (indicative preterite singular)
hauwe (indicative plural preterite)
häut (indicative plural preterite)
hait (indicative plural preterite)
han jehad (indicative perfect present singular)
has jehad (indicative perfect present singular)
hat jehad (indicative perfect present singular)
hant jehad (indicative perfect plural present)
hat jehad (indicative perfect plural present)
hauwt jehad (indicative perfect plural present)
hauw jehad (indicative past perfect singular)
hauwts jehad (indicative past perfect singular)
hauwe jehad (indicative past perfect plural)
häut jehad (indicative past perfect plural)
hait jehad (indicative past perfect plural)
weëd han (future indicative singular)
weëds han (future indicative singular)
weëde han (future indicative plural)
weëd han (future indicative plural)
weëd jehad han (future indicative perfect singular)
weëds jehad han (future indicative perfect singular)
weëde jehad han (future indicative perfect plural)
weëd jehad han (future indicative perfect plural)
häu (conditional singular)
hai (conditional singular)
häuts (conditional singular)
haits (conditional singular)
häue (conditional plural)
haie (conditional plural)
jeuf han (conditional present singular)
jeufs han (conditional present singular)
jeuve han (conditional plural present)
jeuft han (conditional plural present)
häu jehad (conditional perfect singular)
hai jehad (conditional perfect singular)
häuts jehad (conditional perfect singular)
haits jehad (conditional perfect singular)
häue jehad (conditional perfect plural)
haie jehad (conditional perfect plural)
han (imperative singular)
hat (imperative plural)
hann (alternative dialectal)

Hunsrik: hon

Kölsch: han

Luxembourgish: hunn

From Middle High German hān, from Old High German havēn, northern variant of habēn, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan.

(Ripuarian and Kölsch, auxiliary, with a past participle) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tense)


ich

ich (first-person nominative singular)
du (nominative second-person singular)
do (nominative second-person singular)
Do [C] (nominative second-person singular)
de (red.) (nominative second-person singular)
hä (masculine nominative singular third-person)
e (red.) (masculine nominative singular third-person)
sei (feminine nominative singular third-person)
sie (feminine nominative singular third-person)
se (red.) (feminine nominative singular third-person)
it (neuter nominative singular third-person)
het [A] (neuter nominative singular third-person)
et (neuter nominative singular third-person)
't (neuter nominative singular third-person)
-'t (red.) (neuter nominative singular third-person)
mir (dative first-person singular)
meer [C] (dative first-person singular)
mer (red.) (dative first-person singular)
[A] = acc. (dative first-person singular)
dir (dative second-person singular)
deer (dative second-person singular)
Deer [C] (dative second-person singular)
der (red.) (dative second-person singular)
[A] = acc. (dative second-person singular)
im (dative masculine singular third-person)
höm [A] (dative masculine singular third-person)
em (red.) (dative masculine singular third-person)
ihr (dative feminine singular third-person)
ehr [C] (dative feminine singular third-person)
hör [A] (or = nom.) (dative feminine singular third-person)
er (red.) (dative feminine singular third-person)
im (dative neuter singular third-person)
höm [A] (or = nom.) (dative neuter singular third-person)
em (red.) (dative neuter singular third-person)
mich (accusative first-person singular)
dich (accusative second-person singular)
Dich (accusative second-person singular)
in (accusative masculine singular third-person)
en (red.) (accusative masculine singular third-person)
[A] = dat. (accusative masculine singular third-person)
= nom. (accusative feminine singular third-person)
[A] = nom. (accusative feminine singular third-person)
dat. (accusative feminine singular third-person)
= nom. (accusative neuter singular third-person)
mir (nominative)
meer [C] (nominative)
mer (red.) (nominative)
vir [A] (nominative)
ver (red.) (nominative)
ühr (nominative)
ehr (nominative)
Ehr [C] (nominative)
er (red.) (nominative)
sei (nominative)
sie (nominative)
se (red.) (nominative)
us (dative)
uns (dative)
os (dative)
ons [A] (dative)
üch (dative)
Üch (dative)
inne (dative)
hön (dative)
hönne [A] (or = nom.) (dative)
en (red.) (dative)
= dat. (accusative)
= nom. (accusative)
eich (alternative)
ech (alternative)

From Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic *ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, *ik, from Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂.
The expected form is ech; the variant ich is from a form *īh with expressive lengthening (compare the corresponding diphthong in Moselle Franconian).

Dat senn ich op däm Fotto.

(some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) I; nominative of the first-person singular personal pronoun


Hamburg

[...]
doch eines es jewess

2007, das kölsche liedbuch 2, (Lund Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Köln), p. 26, song Kölsche Junge bütze joot

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


esse

esse (third-person singular present iss or itt, preterite oß, past participle jesse or jejesse)

iss (present singular third-person)
itt (present singular third-person)
oß (preterite)
jesse (participle past)
jejesse (participle past)
äße (alternative dialectal)
eaße (alternative)

From Middle High German ezzen, from Old High German ezzan.


Italie

1909, Heinrich Koch, Kölsche Verzällcher. II. Bändchen, Köln, p. 38

Der ganze Dag hat se mem Annche gesprov, un dat Vüggelche hatt esu staats gesunge, dat ald Mutter un Doochter üvverlaht hatte, ov de Huhzicksreis no Berlin ov no Italie gemaht sollt wähde.

(Kölsch) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)


Frankreich

Se dhun en aller Il inn exerzeere lehre,
 Un dann 'mem ezte Schubb noh Frankreich hinspideere.

1875, Fritz Hönig, „Geschräppels.“ Humoresken. Erster Band, page 20:

(Kölsch) France (a country located primarily in Western Europe)


Kanada

Ich wor in Hongkong, USA, op Ibiza, Kanada

2007, das kölsche liedbuch, (Lund Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Köln), p. 12, song Dat Hätz vun dr Welt

doch dä Dom, dä es dat Schönste op dr Welt.

(Kölsch) Canada (a country in North America)


donn

donn (third-person singular present deet or deit, preterite dät, past participle jedon or jedonn)

deet (present singular third-person)
deit (present singular third-person)
dät (preterite)
jedon (participle past)
jedonn (participle past)
don (alternative)
dun (alternative southern-Moselle-Franconian)

Hunsrik: dun

Kölsch: dunn

Luxembourgish: doen

From Middle High German duon, from Old High German *duon, northern variant of tuon, from Proto-West Germanic *dōn.

(many dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) to do


wick

wick (masculine wigge, feminine and plural wick or wigge, comparative wigger, superlative et wickste)

wigge (masculine)
wick (feminine plural)
wigge (feminine plural)
wigger (comparative)
et wickste (superlative)
weck (alternative)
wiet (alternative Ripuarian)
weit (alternative Moselle-Franconian)

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German (*)wīd, northern variant of wīt, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.
The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -īd- → -igd- → -ig-.

Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze wick für ze laufe.

Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.


Januar

Et wor der eezte Januar, un [...]

1974, Wilhelm Schneider-Clauss (posthumous), Willi Reisdorf (foreword), Et Kölsche Hätz: Novellen von Wilhelm Schneider-Clauss. Band III der Gesamtausgabe der Werke in kölnischer Mundart, p. 67


Halve Hahn

(chiefly Kölsch) a cheese sandwich, cut in half


koot

koot (masculine koote, feminine and plural koote or koot, comparative kööter, superlative et köötste)

koote (masculine)
koote (feminine plural)
koot (feminine plural)
kööter (comparative)
et köötste (superlative)
kurt (alternative)
kurz (alternative Moselle-Franconian)
korz (alternative Moselle-Franconian)

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurt, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus.
The word was borrowed around the time when the High German consonant shift ceased to be active, which explains the Old High German doublets kurt and kurz. The fact that within Central Franconian the t-sound is northern, may imply that it has been reinforced by Low Franconian and Low German influence.


Dösseldorp

North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia#English

(Kölsch) Düsseldorf (the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)


Breme

(Kölsch) Bremen (the capital city of the state of Bremen, Germany)


Blotwoosch

Blotwoosch f (plural Blotwöösch, diminutive Blotwööschje)

Blotwöösch (plural)
Blotwööschje (diminutive)
Blotwursch (alternative)


Künning

Künninge (plural)
Kinnik (alternative)
Künnik (alternative)
Künnig (alternative)
Künnich (alternative)

From Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (compare German König).

Dä Künning vun Spanie heiß Juan Carlos.

The King of Spain is called Juan Carlos.

(some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king, King (ruler of a kingdom)

Schachmatt ess, wenn dinge Künning jekräje weed, ejal wo de en hendeis.

A checkmate comes about when your king will be caught wherever you put him.

(some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king (chess piece)

Nohm Ass ess d’r Künning die hüchste Kaat em Spill.

After the ace, the king is the next highest card in the game.

(some dialects, including Kölsch Ripuarian) king (card)


stonn

stonn (third-person singular present steiht, preterite stund, past participle jestande)

steiht (present singular third-person)
stund (preterite)
jestande (participle past)
stohn (alternative)
stiehn (alternative Western southern-Moselle-Franconian)

From Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


Rhing

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Proto-Celtic *Rēnos.

Rheng (alternative)
Rhien (alternative Ripuarian)
Rhein (alternative Moselle-Franconian)

Kölle am Rhing

(some of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) Rhine (European river)


kumme

kumme (third-person singular present kütt, past tense kom, past participle jekumme)

kütt (present singular third-person)
kom (past)
jekumme (participle past)
komme (alternative dialectal)
kuun (alternative)
kunn (alternative)
konn (alternative)

From Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt. The form is a conflation of native kunn and German kommen.

Manchmol setz ich eröm un ich frooch mich, woröm
 Et su kumme mot, wie et kom, wie et jetz es.
 Un ich saach mer, datt et irjendwo wiggerjonn moss – jradus.

Sometimes I sit around and I wonder why
 It had to come the way it came, the way it is now.
 And I tell myself that somehow it has to go on – straight ahead.

(some Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch) to come


jonn

jonn (third-person singular present jeiht, past tense jing, past participle jejange)

jeiht (present singular third-person)
jing (past)
jejange (participle past)
john (alternative)
giehn (alternative)
gohn (alternative)

From Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-.


fremb

fremb (masculine fremme or fremde, feminine and plural fremm or fremb or fremde, comparative fremmer or fremder, superlative et frembste)

fremme (masculine)
fremde (masculine)
fremm (feminine plural)
fremb (feminine plural)
fremde (feminine plural)
fremmer (comparative)
fremder (comparative)
et frembste (superlative)
fremm (alternative)

From Middle High German vremede, from Old High German fremidi, from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī.

(some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) strange, foreign


Dingsdaach

Dingsdaach m (plural Dingsdaach or Dingsdääch)

Dingsdaach (plural)
Dingsdääch (plural)
Densdaach (alternative)
Dengsdaach (alternative)


Kruck

From Old High German *krūd, northern variant of krūt.

(Kölsch) any small leafy or grass-like plant

(Kölsch) thick syrup, particularly from sugarbeets


Ling

(Kölsch) rope of minor to medium thickness; cord


Leech

Leech n (plural Leechter, diminutive Leechje)

Leechter (plural)
Leechje (diminutive)
Liëht (alternative Ripuarian Western)
Leht (alternative Ripuarian Western)
Leecht (alternative)
Lecht (alternative)
Liecht (alternative most-of-Moselle-Franconian)

From Middle High German lieht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą. Though Middle High German -ie- yields Ripuarian -ee-, the form is due to early shortening, lowering, and secondary lengthening (cf. leech with Middle High German -ī-).

Sulang beim Lommi die Leechter noch brenne,
 Sulang ne Funk weiß, wie Stippefott jeiht,
 Sulang dä Pitter noch schleiht,
 Dä Speimanes noch speit:
 Jo, su lang stirv dä Kölsche nit us.

2015, “Sulang die Leechter noch brenne”performed by Miljö:

As long as the lights are still on at Lommi’s [pub in Deutz],
 As long as the Funken know their traditional dance,
 As long as the big bell of the Cologne Cathedral still chimes,
 As long as Speimanes still spits:
 Yeah, so long the Colognians won’t die out.

(central and eastern Ripuarian, Kölsch) light


Griecheland

En Griecheland zo aler Zick,
Do̧ so̧hch et andersch us wie hück.
[....]
Do̧ pumpten Zwei us Griecheland
Et Wasser, dat vum Schweiß se naaß,

1886, Fritz Hönig, För jeder Jet. Humoresken in Kölnischer Mundart, 2. ed., Köln, p. 16 & 21 (in Orpheus en der Underwelt.)

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

(Kölsch) Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)


fünnef

From Middle High German vünf, from Old High German fimf.

fünf (alternative)
fief (alternative)
fönnef (alternative)
fennef (alternative)


Dütsch

[...] so dat der Dokter op Lating saht: „Tene os tuum“, wat op Dütsch heiß: „Halt ding Muhl!“

1909, Heinrich Koch, Kölsche Verzällcher. II. Bändchen, Verlag von Hoursch & Bechstedt in Köln, page 32:

… so that the Doctor says in Latin: „Tene os tuum“, what in English [literally: German] means: "Shut your mouth!" [in the original in Ripuarian]


Stätz

Stätz m (plural Stätze, diminutive Stätzje)

Stätze (plural)
Stätzje (diminutive)
Stääz (alternative)
Sterz (alternative)
Statz (alternative Ripuarian)

From Middle High German sterz, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz. Cognate with German Sterz, Dutch staart.

Es en Schiev kapott,
 Es ene Möllemmer fott,
 Hät der Honk am Stätz en Dos:
 Kütt ene Schutzmann aanjerannt,
 Hät uns sechs dann usjeschand,
 Sät: Wat maht ihr sechs dann bloß!

1973, “En d’r Kayjass Nummer Null”performed by Bläck Fööss:

Is a pane broken,
 Is a dustbin gone,
 Is there a dog with a tin on its tail:
 Then a constable comes running,
 Scolds the six of us,
 Says: What in the world are you six doing!

(some of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) tail (of an animal)


fläute

fläute (third-person singular present fläut, past participle jefläut)

fläut (present singular third-person)
jefläut (participle past)
fleute (alternative)
flöte (alternative)
fläte (alternative Moselle-Franconian)
flete (alternative Moselle-Franconian)

Derived from Fläut, ultimately from Old French fleute.

(Kölsch) to whistle or play a wind instrument

Wat dä hück widder fläut, dat jläuv kei Minsch!

No one would believe the way this guy is refereeing today!


Nüümaat

tlb

(Kölsch, but also known elsewhere in Ripuarian)

der Nüümaat (canonical masculine)
Nümaat (alternative)

From a Middle High German *niumarkt (“new market”). The form must have been contracted early on because diphthongization in hiatus was prevented; compare the adjective neu (“new”). A similar case is Friedaach (“Friday”) vs. frei (“free”). The market was created in the 11th century.


Aldermaat

der Aldermaat (canonical masculine)
Alder Maat (alternative uncommon)

The masculine nominative singular of the adjective in Ripuarian Middle High German ended in -e or zero; Standard German -er being a variant that developed in southern dialects. Therefore the form Aldermaat probably contains a comparative form, meaning “older market” (rather than “old market”). Alternatively it might have been influenced by German Alter Markt, but the highly conservative form Nüümaat (see there) makes this seem unlikely.

Ich bruch minge Dom, der Rhing, minge Strom, / Un die Hüüsjer bunt om Aldermaat.

1992, “Hey Kölle!”performed by De Höhner:

I need my cathedral, the Rhine, my stream, / And the colourful houses on the Old Market.