Kolophon

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koloˈfoːn/

Proper noun

Kolophon n (proper noun, genitive Kolophons or (optionally with an article) Kolophon)

Colophon (a historical city in Ancient Greece).

Declension

Declension of Kolophon [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Kolophon
genitive	des	Kolophons, Kolophon¹
dative	dem	Kolophon
accusative	das	Kolophon

¹Optionally with an article.

Noun

Kolophon m (strong, genitive Kolophons, plural Kolophone)

colophon
(dated) keystone
Synonym: Schlussstein

Declension

Declension of Kolophon [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kolophon	die	Kolophone
genitive	eines	des	Kolophons	der	Kolophone
dative	einem	dem	Kolophon	den	Kolophonen
accusative	einen	den	Kolophon	die	Kolophone

Further reading

“Kolophon (Stadt Lydien)” in Duden online
“Kolophon (Abschluss, Text)” in Duden online
“Kolophon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Kolophon on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
Kolophon (Schriftstück) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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