Kittel

See also: kittel

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Kittel

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• Kittle, kittle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kitel. Further origin uncertain; sometimes derived from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”), but this is doubtful. Cognate with Yiddish קיטל (kitl), Luxembourgish Kiddel, Middle Dutch kedel (modern kiel), Middle Low German kēdel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪtəl/, [ˈkɪtl̩]

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Noun

Kittel m (strong, genitive Kittels, plural Kittel, diminutive Kittelchen n)

1. overall, smock; white coat

Declension

Declension of Kittel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kittel	die	Kittel
genitive	eines	des	Kittels	der	Kittel
dative	einem	dem	Kittel	den	Kitteln
accusative	einen	den	Kittel	die	Kittel

Derived terms

• Schwarzkittel
• Weißkittel

 

Descendants

• → Russian: ки́тель (kítelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
• → Polish: kitel (possibly borrowed through Yiddish)

Further reading

• “Kittel” in Duden online
• “Kittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰitl̩/

Noun

Kittel m (plural Kittel)

1. a dress

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary