Tiegel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal (“earthen vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *digulaz, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Dutch degel (“kettle, boiler, urn”), Danish digel (“crucible”), Swedish degel (“crucible”), Icelandic deigla (“melting pot; crucible”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Tiegel m (strong, genitive Tiegels, plural Tiegel)

1. crucible

Declension

Declension of Tiegel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tiegel	die	Tiegel
genitive	eines	des	Tiegels	der	Tiegel
dative	einem	dem	Tiegel	den	Tiegeln
accusative	einen	den	Tiegel	die	Tiegel

Further reading

• “Tiegel” in Duden online