котёл

See also: котел

Russian

Alternative forms

• котёлъ (kotjól) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils, “kettle”), from Latin catillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈtʲɵɫ]

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• Rhymes: -ɵl

Noun

котёл • (kotjól) m inan (genitive котла́, nominative plural котлы́, genitive plural котло́в, relational adjective коте́льный, diminutive котело́к)

1. cauldron
2. (engineering) boiler (closed vessel for generating steam or heating water)
3. shared supply of food

   корми́ться из о́бщего котла́ ― kormítʹsja iz óbščevo kotlá ― to eat together, to share from the same pot

4. (military) A very large encirclement; pocket, entrapment
5. (card games, slang) pot (money available to be won in a card hand)

Declension

Declension of котёл (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	котёл kotjól	котлы́ kotlý
genitive	котла́ kotlá	котло́в kotlóv
dative	котлу́ kotlú	котла́м kotlám
accusative	котёл kotjól	котлы́ kotlý
instrumental	котло́м kotlóm	котла́ми kotlámi
prepositional	котле́ kotlé	котла́х kotláx

Related terms

• котело́к (kotelók)
• коте́льная (kotélʹnaja)
• коте́льный (kotélʹnyj)