Kolophonium

German

Alternative forms

• Kolofonium (obsolete)

Etymology

From Early New High German Colofonie, from Latin (resina) Colophōnia, from Ancient Greek Κολοφών (Kolophṓn), an ancient city in Ionia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koloˈfoːni̯ʊm/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ko‧lo‧pho‧ni‧um

Noun

Kolophonium n (strong, genitive Kolophoniums, no plural)

1. colophony

   Synonym: Geigenharz

Declension

Declension of Kolophonium [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kolophonium
genitive	eines	des	Kolophoniums
dative	einem	dem	Kolophonium
accusative	ein	das	Kolophonium

Hypernyms

• Baumharz

Further reading

• “Kolophonium”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Kolophonium” in Duden online