Kiel

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See also: kiel and kieł

English

Etymology

From German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”). Doublet of kill (“creek”).

Proper noun

Kiel

  1. The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  2. A city in Wisconsin.

Translations

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology 1

From kiel.

Proper noun

Kiel m

  1. (astronomy) Carina

Etymology 2

First attested as Friesen Compagnie of Kijl in 1652. Derived from the hydronym Kielsterdiep, which derives in turn from a compound of kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”) and diep (“canal”). Currently part of Kiel-Windeweer.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Kiel

Proper noun

Kiel

  1. A former village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiːl/
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  • Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German kēl, kil, probably borrowed from Old Norse kjǫlr. Compare Dutch kiel, English keel.

Noun

Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

  1. keel (beam at the underside of a ship)
Declension
Declension of Kiel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kiel die Kiele
genitive eines des Kieles, Kiels der Kiele
dative einem dem Kiel, Kiele1 den Kielen
accusative einen den Kiel die Kiele

1Now rare, see notes.

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Etymology 2

From Middle High German kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north, from Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).

Compare somewhat later Lower Rhine Middle Dutch kijl. See quill for more.

Noun

Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

  1. quill (shaft of a feather)
Declension
Declension of Kiel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kiel die Kiele
genitive eines des Kieles, Kiels der Kiele
dative einem dem Kiel, Kiele1 den Kielen
accusative einen den Kiel die Kiele

1Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Etymology 3

Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).

Proper noun

Kiel n (proper noun, genitive Kiels or (optionally with an article) Kiel)

  1. Kiel (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Kil (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kiel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kiel

  1. Kiel (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

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