Kohlenpott

German

Etymology

From Kohle (“coal”) +‎ -n- +‎ Pott (“ship”, literally “pot”). Figurative use since early 20th century.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Koh‧len‧pott

Noun

Kohlenpott m (strong, genitive Kohlenpotts or Kohlenpottes, plural Kohlenpötte)

1. (informal, dated) a ship transporting coal
2. (informal, figurative) a coal-mining region

   Synonym: Kohlenrevier

   der oberschlesische Kohlenpott ― the Upper Silesian coal region

Declension

Declension of Kohlenpott [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kohlenpott	die	Kohlenpötte
genitive	eines	des	Kohlenpotts, Kohlenpottes	der	Kohlenpötte
dative	einem	dem	Kohlenpott, Kohlenpotte1	den	Kohlenpötten
accusative	einen	den	Kohlenpott	die	Kohlenpötte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

der Kohlenpott m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kohlenpotts)

1. (informal) Synonym of Ruhrgebiet

Derived terms

• Pott (backformation)