kachel

See also: Kachel

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kagchel (obsolete)

Etymology

Shortening of kacheloven, a partial calque of German Kachelofen, from Kachel (“tile”) +‎ Ofen (“stove”). The original sense of “tiled stove” has been generalized to any type of stove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.xəl/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧chel

Noun

kachel f (plural kachels, diminutive kacheltje n)

1. stove (closed heating device)

Synonyms

• stoof

Derived terms

• badkachel
• houtkachel
• kachelpijp
• straalkachel

Descendants

• Negerhollands: kaggel

Adjective

kachel (used only predicatively, comparative meer kachel, superlative meest kachel)

1. (Bargoens) drunk

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

kachel

1. inflection of kacheln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kachel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaxɛl/
• Rhymes: -axɛl
• Syllabification: ka‧chel

Noun

kachel m inan

1. tile (for floors and walls)

   Synonym: fliza

Further reading

• “kachel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022