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Kolben.

club, beetle

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔlbən/[ˈkɔlbn̩][ˈkɔlbm̩]
  1. club, beetle

    archaic · masculine · strong
  2. butt of a rifle

    masculine · strong
  3. piston

    masculine · strong
  4. spadix

    masculine · strong
  5. spike (of Typha)

    masculine · strong
  6. flask

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German kolbe (“club”), from Old High German kolbo, cholpo, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, extension of Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Cognate with Dutch kolf, whence probably English golf.

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