kachel

See also: Kachel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) kagchel

Etymology

Clipping of kacheloven, a partial calque of German Kachelofen, from Kachel (“tile”) +‎ Ofen (“stove”). The original sense of “tiled stove” has been generalized to any type of stove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.xəl/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧chel

Noun

kachel f (plural kachels, diminutive kacheltje n)

1. stove (closed heating device)

   Synonym: stoof

Derived terms

• badkachel
• houtkachel
• kachelpijp
• straalkachel

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kaggel

Adjective

kachel (used only predicatively, comparative meer kachel, superlative meest kachel)

1. (Bargoens) drunk

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kachel

1. inflection of kacheln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kachel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.xɛl/
• Rhymes: -axɛl
• Syllabification: ka‧chel

Noun

kachel m inan

1. (rare) tile (for floors and walls)

   Synonyms: kachla, płitka, fliza

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kafel”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• “kachel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈka.xɛl/

Noun

kachel m inan

1. (Kuyavia) Alternative form of kafel

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “kachel”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 271