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English
Noun
achtel (plural achtels)
- (historical) An old German measure of capacity.
- Synonym: achteling
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Achtel. Compare Slovincian achtel and Polish achtel.
Pronunciation
Noun
achtel m inan (diminutive achtelk, related adjective achtlowi)
- (historical) one-eighth of a barrel
- Synonym: anczer
Declension
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “achtel”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “baryla”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “achtel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka, Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Old Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German ahteteil. First attested in 1393.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /axtɛ(ː)lʲ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /axtɛlʲ/, /axtelʲ/
Noun
achtel m animacy unattested
- one-eighth; especially of a barrel
1856-1870 [1441], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki, volume II, number 2978:W tem mi wsąl dwa achtela pywa- [Wtem mi wziął dwa achtela piwa]
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “achtel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
- Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “achtel”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “achtel”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish achtel. Compare Kashubian achtel.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -axtɛl
- Syllabification: ach‧tel
Noun
achtel m inan (diminutive (obsolete) achtelek, related adjective (obsolete) achtelowy)
- (dated) one-eighth (especially of a barrel)
- (dated) small cask or barrel
- achtel piwa ― cask of beer
- (Warmia) large beer barrel
- (Warmia) wooden butter dish; amount such a dish can hold
Declension
Further reading
- achtel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “achtel”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku
- Krystyna Siekierska (26.03.2020) “ACHTEL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, volume 1, page 4
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish achtel.
Pronunciation
Noun
achtel m inan (diminutive achtelek or achtelik)
- korzec; barrel (dry measure of 125 liters)
- one-eighth of a hectolitre or of a hundredweight of something, typically a barrel
- old large barrel
- wooden tank for water or slurry
- (archaic) achtel (German measure of capacity)
Further reading
- Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “achtel”, in Słownik gwar śląskich, Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23
- Bogdan Kallus (2020) “achtel (1-2)”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 228
- Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “achtel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 7
Slovincian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Achtel. Compare Kashubian achtel and Polish achtel.
Pronunciation
Noun
achtel m inan
- one-eighth of a barrel
Further reading