Kittel

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Kittel

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kitel. Further origin uncertain; sometimes derived from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, cotton), but this is doubtful. Cognate with Yiddish קיטל (kitl), Luxembourgish Kiddel, Middle Dutch kedel (modern kiel), Middle Low German kēdel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪtəl/,
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Noun

Kittel m (strong, genitive Kittels, plural Kittel, diminutive Kittelchen n)

  1. overall, smock; white coat

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Russian: ки́тель (kítelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
  • Polish: kitel (possibly borrowed through Yiddish)

Further reading

  • Kittel” in Duden online
  • Kittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Kittel m (plural Kittel)

  1. a dress

Further reading