Kiel

See also: kiel and kieł

English

Etymology

From German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”). Doublet of kill (“creek”).

Proper noun

Kiel

1. The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
2. A city in Wisconsin.

Translations

city in Holstein, Germany

• Danish: Kiel
• Finnish: Kiel (fi)
• German: Kiel (de) n
• Icelandic: Kíl f
• Low German:

  German Low German: Kiel n

• North Frisian: Kil
• Polish: Kilonia (pl) f

Anagrams

• -like, Kile, Like, kile, liek, like

Dutch

Etymology 1

From kiel.

Proper noun

Kiel m

1. (astronomy) Carina

Etymology 2

First attested as Friesen Compagnie of Kijl in 1652. Derived from the hydronym Kielsterdiep, which derives in turn from a compound of kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”) and diep (“canal”). Currently part of Kiel-Windeweer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kiel

Proper noun

Kiel

1. A former village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːl/

• Audio

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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 (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

1. keel (beam at the underside of a ship)

Declension

Declension of Kiel [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• kielholen, kieloben

Related terms

• Kielschwein, Kielwasser, Schiffskiel

Etymology 2

From Middle High German kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north, from Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).

Compare somewhat later Lower Rhine Middle Dutch kijl. See quill for more.

Noun

Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

1. quill (shaft of a feather)

Declension

Declension of Kiel [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Federkiel (often preferred in order to distinguish from etymology 1)
• Gänsekiel

Etymology 3

Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).

Proper noun

Kiel n (proper noun, genitive Kiels or (optionally with an article) Kiel)

1. Kiel (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Kil (unofficial)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːl/, /çiːl/
• Homophone: kil
• Rhymes: -iːl

Proper noun

Kiel

1. Kiel (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Derived terms

• Kielferja
• Kielfjorden