ketel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ketel, from Old Dutch *ketil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː.təl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tel
  • Rhymes: -eːtəl

Noun

ketel m (plural ketels, diminutive keteltje n)

  1. kettle (a pot used to boil water)
  2. boiler (device for heating a building)

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old Norse ketill and Old English cytel, cetel, both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz, from Late Latin catīllus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛtəl/, /ˈtʃɛtəl/, /ˈtʃitəl/

Noun

ketel (plural ketels)

  1. A pot used to boil food in; a kettle.

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