Keule
See also: keule
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German kiule, kūle, from Old High German *kiula, from Proto-West Germanic *kiulijā, from Proto-Germanic *kiulijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewl- (“vessel; club”), from *gew- (“to bend, arch”). Cognate with Middle Low German kü̂le.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKeule f (genitive Keule, plural Keulen, diminutive Keulchen n)
- club (weapon)
- club (for juggling)
- (regional) pestle
- leg (of animal, eaten as meat)
- Synonym: (southern) Schlegel
- (colloquial, regional, including Berlin) bro, mate, dude
- 2000, “Da Draussen”, in Fettes Brot für die Welt, performed by Fettes Brot:
- Also Keule denk nach über einen Neuanfang / Weil selbst erfrorene Ohren Feuer fangen bei unserem Schleudergang
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
edit- (club): Keule is associated especially with clubs that become thicker towards the end. Relatedly, it is often used in the context of prehistoric hunters.
Declension
editDeclension of Keule [feminine]
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Polish: kula (only the "crutch" meaning)
Further reading
edit- “Keule” in Duden online
- “Keule” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Keule”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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