Kanzel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kanzel, Old High German cancella (“the place set apart for the priests”); derived from Late Latin cancellus (“grating”). Cognate with English chancel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kanzel f (genitive Kanzel, plural Kanzeln)

1. pulpit; raised, enclosed platform in a church from which a preacher preaches
2. (aviation) cockpit
3. (archaic) pulpit, raised desk or stand of a teacher
4. small, raised, enclosed observation post for a hunter, a police officer observing an intersection, etc

Declension

Declension of Kanzel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kanzel	die	Kanzeln
genitive	einer	der	Kanzel	der	Kanzeln
dative	einer	der	Kanzel	den	Kanzeln
accusative	eine	die	Kanzel	die	Kanzeln

Descendants

• → Dutch: kansel
  • Afrikaans: kansel
  • → West Frisian: kânsel
• → Estonian: kantsel
• → Latvian: kancele