Köttel

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German

Etymology

From Middle Low German kötel. Also a Low and Central Franconian word. Cognate with Dutch keutel. Unrelated to German Kot (“feces”); instead, probably derived from the noun at hand in Dutch koot (“little bone”), thus originally “something hard”. Compare German Köte (“the heelbone of a horse; fetlock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkœtəl/
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Noun

Köttel m (strong, genitive Köttels, plural Köttel)

  1. (regional) a small piece of hard (chiefly animal) feces

Usage notes

  • The word is now well attestable in edited prose, but may not be familiar to all speakers outside of northern and western Germany.

Declension

Declension of Köttel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Köttel die Köttel
genitive eines des Köttels der Köttel
dative einem dem Köttel den Kötteln
accusative einen den Köttel die Köttel

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