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Old English · adjective

col

Normalised cōl

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/koːl/
Syllables
koːl (1 syllable)
Modern English
coalcoolcharcoalwarm

col1 · adjective

Senses

  1. cool (not hot or warm)

Declension

Strong declension of col
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative cōlcōlcōl
Accusative cōlnecōlecōl
Genitive cōlescōlrecōles
Dative cōlumcōlrecōlum
Instrumental cōlecōlrecōle
Plural
Nominative cōlecōlacōlecōl
Accusative cōlecōlacōlecōl
Genitive cōlracōlracōlra
Dative cōlumcōlumcōlum
Instrumental cōlumcōlumcōlum
Weak declension of col
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative cōlacōlecōle
Accusative cōlancōlancōle
Genitive cōlancōlancōlan
Dative cōlancōlancōlan
Instrumental cōlancōlancōlan
Plural
Nominative cōlancōlancōlan
Accusative cōlancōlancōlan
Genitive cōlracōlenacōlracōlenacōlracōlena
Dative cōlumcōlumcōlum
Instrumental cōlumcōlumcōlum

col2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. coal

  2. charcoal

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of col
SingularPlural
Nominative colcolu
Accusative colcolu
Genitive colescola
Dative colecolum

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī). Cognate with Old High German kuoli.

From Proto-West Germanic *kol. Cognate with Old Frisian kole, Old High German kolo, Old Norse kol.

Descendants

cool, coal

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