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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈkeː.ɣəl/ Audio: Nl-kegel.ogg Forms: kegels [plural], kegeltje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːɣəl Etymology: From Middle Dutch kēgel, from Old Dutch *kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|kēgel}} Middle Dutch kēgel, {{inh|nl|odt|*kegil}} Old Dutch *kegil, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kagil}} Proto-West Germanic *kagil Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} kegel m (plural kegels, diminutive kegeltje n)
  1. cone Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kegel-nl-noun-z~F553Ie
  2. bowling pin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kegel-nl-noun-qyTtZB3v
  3. (usually in the diminutive) cone cell (in the retina) Tags: diminutive, masculine, usually Categories (topical): Body parts
    Sense id: en-kegel-nl-noun-EhKgpL3E Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 66 18 8 3 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 4 53 22 11 4 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 59 20 12 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 6 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ijskegel, kegelen, kegelrob

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kegel.wav Forms: kegels [plural]
Etymology: After Arnold Kegel. The surname is of German origin; see Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun}} kegel (plural kegels)
  1. The pubococcygeal muscles. Categories (topical): Exercise
    Sense id: en-kegel-en-noun-y0Wmpllo Disambiguation of Exercise: 48 29 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 36 17
  2. A contraction of the pubococcygeal muscles, performed for the purpose of strengthening them.
    Sense id: en-kegel-en-noun-j3gYkcOJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kegel balls

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kegel.wav Forms: kegels [present, singular, third-person], kegeling [participle, present], kegeled [participle, past], kegeled [past]
Etymology: After Arnold Kegel. The surname is of German origin; see Kegel (“skittle, bowling pin”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-verb}} kegel (third-person singular simple present kegels, present participle kegeling, simple past and past participle kegeled)
  1. (intransitive) To clench one's perineum and pelvic muscles. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-kegel-en-verb-vveDhtti

Noun [Middle Dutch]

Forms: kēgel [canonical], kêgel [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*kegil}} Old Dutch *kegil, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*kagil}} Proto-West Germanic *kagil Head templates: {{head|dum|noun||{{{stem}}}-||{{{stem2}}}-|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=kēgel|head2=kêgel?|sort=}} kēgel or kêgel? m, {{dum-noun|m|head=kēgel|head2=kêgel?}} kēgel or kêgel? m
  1. cone, wedge
    Sense id: en-kegel-dum-noun-FnAFTqUz
  2. bowling pin
    Sense id: en-kegel-dum-noun-qyTtZB3v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kēgelen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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