| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kool/ |
| Hyphenation | kool |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | kolen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| kooltje | kooltjes |
| Afrikaans | kool |
|---|---|
| Albanian | lakër |
| Catalan | col |
| Czech | zelí |
| Danish | kål |
| English | cabbage; cole |
| English (Old English) | caul; cawel |
| Esperanto | brasiko |
| Faeroese | kál |
| Finnish | kaali |
| French | chou |
| German | Kohl |
| Greek | λάχανα |
| Hungarian | káposzta |
| Icelandic | kál |
| Italian | cavolo |
| Latin | brassica; crambe; raphanus |
| Low German | koul |
| Luxemburgish | Kabes |
| Norwegian | kål |
| Papiamento | kol; kolo |
| Polish | kapusta |
| Portuguese | couve |
| Romanian | varză; vrază |
| Russian | капуста |
| Saterland Frisian | Kool |
| Spanish | col; berza |
| Sranan | koro |
| Swahili | kabichi |
| Swedish | kål |
| Tagalog | repolyo |
| Thai | กะหล่ำ; กะหล่ำปลี |
| Turkish | lahana |
| West Frisian | koal |