"Köln" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /kœln/ Audio: De-Köln.ogg Forms: Kölns [genitive], Köln [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”), shortened from of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the official Latin name of the original Roman settlement at Köln. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|Colōnia Agrippīna|Colōnia (Agrippīna)|(Agrippine) Colony|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”), {{bor+|de|la|Colōnia Agrippīna|Colōnia (Agrippīna)|(Agrippine) Colony}} Borrowed from Latin Colōnia (Agrippīna) (“(Agrippine) Colony”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Köln n (proper noun, genitive Kölns or (optionally with an article) Köln)
  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany) Wikipedia link: de:Köln Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in Germany, Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne, Places in Germany, Places in North Rhine-Westphalia Synonyms: Cöln [obsolete] Related terms: kölnisch, Kölsch, Kölle, Kölner
    Sense id: en-Köln-de-name-s59QFkJ2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Köln meaning in German (3.9kB)

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