Kiel
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1] Doublet of kill (“creek”).
Proper noun[edit]
Kiel
- The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- A city in Wisconsin.
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From kiel.
Proper noun[edit]
Kiel m
Etymology 2[edit]
First attested as Friesen Compagnie of Kijl in 1652. Derived from the hydronym Kielsterdiep, which derives in turn from a compound of kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”) and diep (“canal”). Currently part of Kiel-Windeweer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Kiel
Proper noun[edit]
Kiel
- A former village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Low German kēl, kil, probably borrowed from Old Norse kjǫlr. Compare Dutch kiel, English keel.
Noun[edit]
Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)
- keel (beam at the underside of a ship)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle High German kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north, from Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).
Compare somewhat later Lower Rhine Middle Dutch kijl. See quill for more.
Noun[edit]
Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)
- quill (shaft of a feather)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Kiel n (proper noun, genitive Kiels or (optionally with an article) Kiel)
- Kiel (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Kil (unofficial)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kiel
- Kiel (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Derived terms[edit]
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Cities in Schleswig-Holstein
- en:Cities in Germany
- en:State capitals of Germany
- en:Places in Schleswig-Holstein
- en:Places in Germany
- en:Cities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Constellations
- nl:Historical settlements
- nl:Places in Groningen, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/iːl
- Rhymes:German/iːl/1 syllable
- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Old Norse
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Cities in Schleswig-Holstein
- de:Cities in Germany
- de:Places in Schleswig-Holstein
- de:Places in Germany
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with homophones
- Rhymes:Norwegian Nynorsk/iːl
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Cities in Schleswig-Holstein
- nn:Cities in Germany
- nn:Places in Schleswig-Holstein
- nn:Places in Germany