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Kessel

Kessel

German

Noun

Kessel m ‎(genitive Kessels, plural Kessel)

cauldron
kettle
pot
(military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

Declension

Declension of Kessel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kessel	die	Kessel
genitive	eines	des	Kessels	der	Kessel
dative	einem	dem	Kessel	den	Kesseln
accusative	einen	den	Kessel	die	Kessel

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæsəl/

Noun

Kessel m ‎(plural Kesselen)

kettle, cauldron