Kanzel

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kanzel, Old High German cancella (the place set apart for the priests); derived from Late Latin cancellus (grating). Cognate with English chancel.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kanzel f (genitive Kanzel, plural Kanzeln)

  1. pulpit; raised, enclosed platform in a church from which a preacher preaches
  2. (aviation) cockpit
  3. (archaic) pulpit, raised desk or stand of a teacher
  4. small, raised, enclosed observation post for a hunter, a police officer observing an intersection, etc

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: kansel
    • Afrikaans: kansel
    • West Frisian: kânsel
  • Estonian: kantsel
  • Latvian: kancele

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kanzel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891