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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils, “kettle”), from Latin catillus.
Pronunciation
Noun
котёл • (kotjól) m inan (genitive котла́, nominative plural котлы́, genitive plural котло́в, relational adjective коте́льный, diminutive котело́к)
- cauldron
- (engineering) boiler (closed vessel for generating steam or heating water)
- shared supply of food
- корми́ться из о́бщего котла́ ― kormítʹsja iz óbščevo kotlá ― to eat together, to share from the same pot
- (military) A very large encirclement; pocket, entrapment
- (card games, slang) pot (money available to be won in a card hand)
Declension