ketill

See also: Ketill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ketill.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɛːtɪtl/

Noun

ketill m (genitive singular ketils, nominative plural katlar)

Declension

declension of ketill

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	ketill	ketillinn	katlar	katlarnir
accusative	ketil	ketilinn	katla	katlana
dative	katli	katlinum	kötlum	kötlunum
genitive	ketils	ketilsins	katla	katlanna

Synonyms

(boiler): gufuketill

Derived terms

falla allur ketill í eld (to become stupefied, to be thunderstruck)
hraðsuðuketill (electric kettle)
teketill (teapot)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *katilaz, whence also Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils) and Old English ċietel; an early loan in Germanic from Latin catillus, diminutive of catīnus and in Slavic languages (compare Russian котёл (kotjól)).

Noun

ketill m

kettle

Descendants

Danish: kedel
Elfdalian: ketil
English: kettle
Faroese: ketil

Icelandic: ketill
Norwegian Bokmål: kjele
Swedish: kittel c (older kättil m, Old Swedish kätil)

References

ketill in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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