Kachel

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kachel, metonymic occupational surname for a potter.

Proper noun

Kachel (plural Kachels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kachel is the 34223rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Kachel is most common among White (96.68%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kachel, kachele, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from cāccabus (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos, “a pot or a pan”). Cognate with Alemannic German Kakel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaxəl/, ,
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Noun

Kachel f (genitive Kachel, plural Kacheln)

  1. tile (on walls or floors or stovetops, not roof tile)
    Synonym: Fliese
  2. (obsolete) cooking pot, saucepan
    Synonyms: Topf, Kochtopf
  3. (obsolete, vulgar) a term of abuse for a woman
    Synonym: Schachtel

Declension

Declension of Kachel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kachel die Kacheln
genitive einer der Kachel der Kacheln
dative einer der Kachel den Kacheln
accusative eine die Kachel die Kacheln

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Kachel” in Duden online
  • “Kachel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kachel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  • Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2011) Sprachkontakte Deutsch – Tschechisch – Slowakisch: Wörterbuch der deutschen Lehnwörter im Tschechischen und Slowakischen: historische Entwicklung, Beleglage, bisherige und neue Deutungen (Schriften über Sprachen und Texte; 7) (in German), 2nd edition, Frankfurt: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 269
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