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Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of kacheloven, a partial calque of German Kachelofen, from Kachel (“tile”) + Ofen (“stove”). The original sense of “tiled stove” has been generalized to any type of stove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.xəl/
- Hyphenation: ka‧chel
Noun
kachel f (plural kachels, diminutive kacheltje n)
- stove (closed heating device)
- Synonym: stoof
Derived terms
Descendants
Adjective
kachel (used only predicatively, comparative meer kachel, superlative meest kachel)
- (Bargoens) drunk
German
Pronunciation
Verb
kachel
- inflection of kacheln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kachel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.xɛl/
- Rhymes: -axɛl
- Syllabification: ka‧chel
Noun
kachel m inan
- (rare) tile (for floors and walls)
- Synonyms: kachla, płitka, fliza
Further reading
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kafel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- “kachel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
kachel m inan
- (Kuyavia) Alternative form of kafel
Further reading
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kachel”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271