See also: késsel and késsél

English

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Kessel (countable and uncountable, plural Kessels)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. A placename
    1. An unincorporated community in Hardy, West Virginia, United States

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin castellum (fortress) with early Germanisation (showing the effects of umlaut and with stress shifted to the first syllable). Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, chateau, castellum, telo, and ketella.

  • (Limburg): Attested with certainty as cassele in 1107.
  • (Noord-Brabant): Attested with certainty as casella in 997.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.səl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kes‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɛsəl

Proper noun

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Kessel n

  1. A town and former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
  2. A former village and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kessel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kezzel, from Old High German kezzil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil (kettle).

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Noun

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Kessel m (strong, genitive Kessels, plural Kessel, diminutive Kesselchen n)

  1. a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc.
  2. (military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)
    der Kessel von Stalingradthe encirclement at Stalingrad / the siege of Stalingrad
  3. (hunting) the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boar

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  • The German word can be used of cooking pots, but only when they are unusually large (such as cauldrons used to sell soup at public festivals).
  • When referring to teakettles, the German word is restricted to metal ones heated on a cooker/stove. Electric kettles are called Wasserkocher or less often Teekocher.

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Noun

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Kessel m (plural Kessel or Kessle)

  1. kettle

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch Kessel.

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Kessel n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Holonym: Pieël en Maas

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German kezzil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Cognate with German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle, Icelandic ketill.

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Noun

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Kessel m (plural Kesselen)

  1. kettle, cauldron

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle.

Noun

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Kessel m (plural Kessle)

  1. kettle
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