Kiel

See also: kiel and kieł

English

Proper noun

Kiel

  1. A city in northern Germany.
  2. A city in Wisconsin.

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From kiel.

Proper noun

Kiel m

  1. (astronomy) Carina

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kiːl/
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  • Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German kēl, kil, probably borrowed from Old Norse kjǫlr. Compare Dutch kiel, English keel.

Noun

Kiel m (genitive Kiels or Kieles, plural Kiele)

  1. keel (beam at the underside of a ship)
Declension
Declension of Kiel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kiel die Kiele
genitive eines des Kieles,
Kiels		 der Kiele
dative einem dem Kiel,
Kiele1		 den Kielen
accusative einen den Kiel die Kiele
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north. Compare somewhat later Middle Dutch (Lower Rhine) kijl. See quill for more.

Noun

Kiel m (genitive Kiels or Kieles, plural Kiele)

  1. quill (shaft of a feather)
Declension
Declension of Kiel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kiel die Kiele
genitive eines des Kieles,
Kiels		 der Kiele
dative einem dem Kiel,
Kiele1		 den Kielen
accusative einen den Kiel die Kiele
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
  • Federkiel (often preferred in order to distinguish from etymology 1)

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Kiel n (genitive Kiels)

  1. Kiel (a city in northern Germany)
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