Kessel
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- (surname): Kessell
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Kessel (countable and uncountable, plural Kessels)
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Derived from Latin castellum (“fortress”) with early Germanisation (showing the effects of umlaut and with stress shifted to the first syllable). Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, chateau, castellum, telo, and ketella.
- (Limburg): Attested with certainty as cassele in 1107.
- (Noord-Brabant): Attested with certainty as casella in 997.
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Kessel n
- A town and former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
- A former village and former municipality of Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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From Middle High German kezzel, from Old High German kezzil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil (“kettle”).
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Kessel m (strong, genitive Kessels, plural Kessel, diminutive Kesselchen n)
- a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc.
- (military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)
- der Kessel von Stalingrad ― the encirclement at Stalingrad / the siege of Stalingrad
- (hunting) the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boar
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- The German word can be used of cooking pots, but only when they are unusually large (such as cauldrons used to sell soup at public festivals).
- When referring to teakettles, the German word is restricted to metal ones heated on a cooker/stove. Electric kettles are called Wasserkocher or less often Teekocher.
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Kessel m (plural Kessel or Kessle)
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Kessel n (Veldeke spelling)
- A village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Holonym: Pieël en Maas
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From Old High German kezzil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Cognate with German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle, Icelandic ketill.
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Kessel m (plural Kesselen)
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Compare German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle.
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Kessel m (plural Kessle)