Kachel

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kachel, metonymic occupational surname for a potter.

Proper noun

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Kachel (plural Kachels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kachel is the 34223rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Kachel is most common among White (96.68%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kachel, kachele, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin *cacculus, from cāccabus (cooking pot), from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos, a pot or a pan). Cognate with Alemannic German Kakel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaxəl/, [ˈkaχəl], [ˈkaχl̩]
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Noun

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Kachel f (genitive Kachel, plural Kacheln)

  1. tile (on walls or floors or stovetops, not roof tile)
    Synonym: Fliese
  2. (obsolete) cooking pot, saucepan
    Synonyms: Topf, Kochtopf
  3. (obsolete, vulgar) a term of abuse for a woman
    Synonym: Schachtel

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Kachel” in Duden online
  • Kachel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kachel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  • Newerkla, Stefan Michael (2011) Sprachkontakte Deutsch – Tschechisch – Slowakisch: Wörterbuch der deutschen Lehnwörter im Tschechischen und Slowakischen: historische Entwicklung, Beleglage, bisherige und neue Deutungen (Schriften über Sprachen und Texte; 7) (in German), 2nd edition, Frankfurt: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 269