English

Alternative forms

• Cologn (obsolete)
• Köln (rare)

Proper noun

Cologne

1. A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River.
2. A city/town in Minnesota, US.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin Colōnia Agrippīna ‎(“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement founded by Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia ‎(“colony”) comes from colōnus ‎(“farmer; colonist”), from colō ‎(“till, cultivate, worship”), from earlier *quelō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‎(“to move; to turn (around)”).

Proper noun

Cologne f

1. Cologne

Derived terms

• eau de Cologne

English

Noun

cologne ‎(usually uncountable, plural colognes)

1. A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.

   You stink of too much cologne.

Synonyms

• eau de Cologne

Translations

See also

• eau de toilette
• perfume
• toilet water