Bowle

See also: bowle

German

Fruchtbowle (2) in gläsernen Bowlen (1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːlə/

• Audio:

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• 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

• Erdbeerbowle
• Feuerzangenbowle

Related terms

• Bowl

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “Bowle” in Duden online
• “Bowle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Bowle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de