achtel

See also: Achtel

English

Noun

achtel (plural achtels)

1. (historical) An old German measure of capacity.

   Synonym: achteling

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Achtel. Compare Polish achtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxtɛl/
• Rhymes: -axtɛl
• Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive achtelk)

1. (historical) one-eighth of a barrel

   Synonym: anczer

Declension

Declension of achtel

	singular	plural
nominative	achtel	achtle
genitive	achtla	achtlów, achtli
dative	achtlowi	achtlóm
accusative	achtel	achtle
instrumental	achtlã	achtlama
locative	achtlu	achtlach
vocative	achtlu	achtle

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “baryla”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “achtel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• hachtel, wachtel

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ahteteil. First attested in 1393.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /axtɛ(ː)lʲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /axtɛlʲ/, /axtelʲ/

Noun

achtel m animacy unattested

1. one-eighth; especially of a barrel
   • 1856-1870 [1441], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki‎^[2], volume II, number 2978:

     W tem mi wsąl dwa achtela pywa

     [Wtem mi wziął dwa achtela piwa]

Derived terms

noun

• hachtelowe

 

Descendants

• Polish: achtel, jachtel (Middle Polish)
• Silesian: achtel

References

• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “achtel”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
• Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
• Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “achtel”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “achtel”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

• jachtel (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish achtel. Compare Kashubian achtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈax.tɛl/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈax.tel/

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• Rhymes: -axtɛl
• Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive (obsolete) achtelek, related adjective (obsolete) achtelowy)

1. (dated) one-eighth (especially of a barrel)
2. (dated) small cask or barrel

   achtel piwa ― cask of beer

3. (Warmia) large beer barrel
4. (Warmia) wooden butter dish; amount such a dish can hold

Declension

Declension of achtel

	singular	plural
nominative	achtel	achtele
genitive	achtela	achteli
dative	achtelowi	achtelom
accusative	achtel	achtele
instrumental	achtelem	achtelami
locative	achtelu	achtelach
vocative	achtelu	achtele

Related terms

noun

• (Middle Polish) achtentel

 

Further reading

• achtel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “achtel”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Krystyna Siekierska (26.03.2020) “ACHTEL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) Słownik języka polskiego‎^[3], volume 1, page 4
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[4]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6
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Silesian

Alternative forms

• achtela, achtla

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish achtel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxtɛl/
• Rhymes: -axtɛl
• Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive achtelek or achtelik)

1. korzec; barrel (dry measure of 125 liters)
2. one-eighth of a hectolitre or of a hundredweight of something, typically a barrel
3. old large barrel
4. wooden tank for water or slurry
5. (archaic) achtel (German measure of capacity)

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “achtel”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23
• Bogdan Kallus (2020) “achtel (1-2)”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 228
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “achtel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski‎^[6], page 7