ketill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ketill.

Noun

ketill m (genitive singular ketils, plural katlar)

1. a kettle
2. a boiler

Declension

declension of ketill

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

Derived terms

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

Synonyms

• (boiler): gufuketill

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

ketill m

1. kettle

Descendants

Danish: kedel c English kettle Faroese: ketil m

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

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