Bowle

See also: bowle

German

Etymology

18th century, from English bowl. Doublet of Bolle (“round object”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːlə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːlə
  • Homophone: Bohle

Noun

Bowle f (genitive Bowle, plural Bowlen)

  1. wide, round vessel used for punch
  2. punch (the beverage itself)
    Synonym: Punsch
    • 1933, Heinrich Spoerl, Die Feuerzangenbowle […] , page 21:
      Eine Feuerzangenbowle ist keine Bowle. Sie ist ein Mittelding zwischen Gesöff und Hexerei.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Bowle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bowle die Bowlen
genitive einer der Bowle der Bowlen
dative einer der Bowle den Bowlen
accusative eine die Bowle die Bowlen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: bólé
  • → Ido: bolo
  • → Latvian: bole (probably)

Further reading

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