kogel

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoː.ɣəl/
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  • Hyphenation: ko‧gel
  • Rhymes: -oːɣəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coghele, from or related to Middle High German kugele, from Proto-West Germanic *kuggil, from Proto-Germanic *kuggilō, derivative of *kuggǭ (“cog, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewgʰ- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”).[1]

Compare West Frisian kûgel (“bullet”), English cudgel (“heavy stick, bat, club”).

Noun

kogel m (plural kogels, diminutive kogeltje n)

  1. projectile: bullet, shot (heavy iron ball used for the shot put)
  2. sphere, ball-shaped object
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: koegel
  • → Lokono: kogel
  • → Aukan: kuguu

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kogel1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kogel

  1. inflection of kogelen:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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