котел

See also: котёл

Bulgarian

котел

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ, of Gothic origin; perhaps ultimately from Latin catīllus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈtɛɫ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

коте́л • (kotél) m (relational adjective коте́лен, diminutive котле́ or котле́нце)

1. cauldron, kettle
2. (by extension) boiler

   парен котел ― paren kotel ― steam boiler

Declension

Declension of коте́л

	singular	plural
indefinite	коте́л kotél	котли́ kotlí
definite (subject form)	коте́лът kotélǎt	котли́те kotlíte
definite (object form)	коте́ла kotéla
count form	—	коте́ла kotéla

Alternative forms

• ко́тъл (kótǎl) — Torlak dialect

Derived terms

• котля́сам pf (kotljásam), котля́свам impf (kotljásvam, “to form bronze tint”)
• котла́р (kotlár), котля́р (kotljár, “cauldron maker/vendor”)
  • котла́рство (kotlárstvo)
• ко́тленик (kótlenik), колева́р (kolevár, “kettle”) (tool, dialectal)
• котловина́ (kotloviná, “kettle”) (landform)

References

• “котел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “котел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1897) “коте́лъ, котли́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 403
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котел, котъл”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 672
• “котьлъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotelъ/*kotělъ, of native origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtɛɫ]

Noun

ко́тел • (kótel) m (dialectal)

1. loop, curl, twine (of socks or stockings)

   Synonyms: пе́тле (pétle), чу́лка (čúlka)

2. noose, snare

   Synonyms: клуп (klup), при́мка (prímka)

Declension

Declension of ко́тел

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́тел kótel	ко́тели kóteli
definite (subject form)	ко́телят kóteljat	ко́телите kótelite
definite (object form)	ко́теля kótelja
count form	—	ко́теля kótelja

Derived terms

• Ко́тел (Kótel) (town)
• ко́телец (kótelec), котелни́к (kotelník) (secondary diminutives)

Related terms

• коте́ц (kotéc), ко́чина (kóčina, “pen, fold”)
• ко́тора (kótora, “sty”)
• ко́тва (kótva, “anchor”) (possibly)

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “ко́телецъ, ко́телци”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 174
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 674

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtɛɫ]

Noun

котел • (kotel) m

1. kettle
2. cauldron

Declension

Declension of котел

	singular	plural
indefinite	котел	котли
definite unspecified	котелот	котлите
definite proximal	котелов	котливе
definite distal	котелон	котлине
vocative	котелу	котли
count form	—	котела

Synonyms

• казан (kazan)
• котле (kotle)

Russian

Noun

котел • (kotjól) m inan

1. Alternative spelling of котёл (kotjól)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔˈtɛɫ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

коте́л • (kotél) m inan (genitive котла́, nominative plural котли́, genitive plural котлі́в)

1. cauldron, kazan

   Synonym: каза́н (kazán)

2. (engineering) boiler (closed vessel for generating steam or heating water)

Declension

Declension of коте́л (inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	коте́л kotél	котли́ kotlý
genitive	котла́ kotlá	котлі́в kotlív
dative	котло́ві, котлу́ kotlóvi, kotlú	котла́м kotlám
accusative	коте́л kotél	котли́ kotlý
instrumental	котло́м kotlóm	котла́ми kotlámy
locative	котлі́ kotlí	котла́х kotláx
vocative	ко́тле kótle	котли́ kotlý

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “котел”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “котел”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN