Cologne

See also: cologne

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈloʊn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -oʊn

Proper noun

Cologne

  1. The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany, on the Rhine River.
  2. A city and town in Minnesota, United States.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin colōnia (“colony”) in Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.lɔɲ/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Cologne f

  1. Cologne (the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: Cologne
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