Kessel

German

Etymology

From Old High German kezzil, akin to Old Saxon ketel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɛsl̩/

Noun

Kessel m (genitive Kessels, plural Kessel)

1. cauldron
2. kettle
3. pot
4. The space occupied by an army surrounded by enemy forces. Also used for similar situations, such as demonstrators surrounded by the police.

Declension

declension of Kessel

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kessel	die	Kessel
genitive	eines	des	Kessels	der	Kessel
dative	einem	dem	Kessel	den	Kesseln
accusative	einen	den	Kessel	die	Kessel

Derived terms

• kesseln
• Polizeikessel
• Teekessel