Kohldampf

German

Etymology

From Rotwelsch, first attested in 1835 as Kolldampf. Tautological compound of Kohler, Koller (“hunger”) + Dampf (“hunger”, literally “steam”). Not related to Russian голод (golod, “hunger”), German Kohl (“cabbage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːlˌdamp͡f/
• Hyphenation: Kohldampf

• Audio:

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Noun

Kohldampf m (strong, genitive Kohldampfes or Kohldampfs, plural (rare, possibly nonstandard) Kohldämpfe)

1. (informal) ravenous hunger

   Synonyms: Bärenhunger, Mordshunger, Schmacht

Declension

Declension of Kohldampf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kohldampf	die	Kohldämpfe2
genitive	eines	des	Kohldampfes, Kohldampfs	der	Kohldämpfe2
dative	einem	dem	Kohldampf, Kohldampfe1	den	Kohldämpfen2
accusative	einen	den	Kohldampf	die	Kohldämpfe2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Rare, possibly nonstandard.

Further reading

• “Kohldampf” in Duden online