"Kessel" meaning in German

See Kessel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛsəl/ Audio: De-Kessel.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German keȥȥel, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil (“kettle”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:keȥȥel}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "small bowl", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "food-vessel", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ket-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "catīnus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "catīllus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*katilaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*katil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "keȥȥil", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "keȥȥel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Kessel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Kessel">, {{inh|de|gmh|keȥȥel}} Middle High German keȥȥel, {{inh|de|goh|keȥȥil}} Old High German keȥȥil, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*katil|t=kettle}} Proto-West Germanic *katil (“kettle”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen}} Kessel m (strong, genitive Kessels, plural Kessel, diminutive Kesselchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kessels [genitive], Kessel [plural], Kesselchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Kessel [nominative, singular], Kessel [definite, nominative, plural], Kessels [genitive, singular], Kessel [definite, genitive, plural], Kessel [dative, singular], Kesseln [dative, definite, plural], Kessel [accusative, singular], Kessel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc. Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kessel-de-noun-onQIQRtL
  2. (military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kessel-de-noun-9OPBksaD Categories (other): Hunting, Military Topics: government, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle, military, politics, war
  3. (military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)
    (informal, law enforcement) ellipsis of Polizeikessel: kettling, a police tactic to surround and contain demonstrators
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Polizeikessel (extra: kettling, a police tactic to surround and contain demonstrators)
    Sense id: en-Kessel-de-noun-7cKAl~O0 Categories (other): German ellipses, German links with redundant alt parameters, German links with redundant wikilinks, Hunting, Law enforcement, Military, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Cookware and bakeware Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 20 24 33 23 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 27 35 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 25 33 22 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 26 34 23 Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 26 14 47 13 Topics: government, hobbies, hunting, law-enforcement, lifestyle, military, politics, war
  4. (hunting) the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boar Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kessel-de-noun-Gt9Ye4fR Categories (other): Hunting Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kesseln, einkesseln, kesselförmig, Braukessel [compound, noun], Dampfkessel [compound, noun], Druckkessel [compound, noun], Gaskessel [compound, noun], Heizkessel [compound, noun], Kesselboden [compound, noun], Kesseldruck [compound, noun], Kesselhaus [compound, noun], Kesselschlacht [compound, noun], Kesselstein [compound, noun], Kesselwagen [compound, noun], Kupferkessel [compound, noun], Polizeikessel [compound, noun], Stahlkessel [compound, noun], Teekessel [compound, noun], Wasserkessel [compound, noun]

Inflected forms

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          "english": "The kettling in Stuttgart eventually came to a reasonably peaceful ending on Wednesday. A spontaneous demonstration against the police operation was able to take place in Königstraße (King Street) and was largely non-violent.",
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          "text": "Der Stuttgarter Kessel am Mittwoch kam schließlich zu einem einigermaßen friedlichen Ende. Eine Spontankundgebung gegen den Polizeieinsatz konnte auf der Königstraße stattfinden und verlief weitgehend gewaltfrei.",
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        "a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc."
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              16
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        "an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)"
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        "(military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)"
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    },
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          "word": "Polizeikessel"
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          "english": "The kettling in Stuttgart eventually came to a reasonably peaceful ending on Wednesday. A spontaneous demonstration against the police operation was able to take place in Königstraße (King Street) and was largely non-violent.",
          "ref": "2024 May 2, Benno Stieber, “Polizeikessel bei 1.Mai-Demo: Stuttgart spielt Kreuzberg”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Der Stuttgarter Kessel am Mittwoch kam schließlich zu einem einigermaßen friedlichen Ende. Eine Spontankundgebung gegen den Polizeieinsatz konnte auf der Königstraße stattfinden und verlief weitgehend gewaltfrei.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɛsəl/"
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}

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