Kessel

See also: késsel and késsél

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kessell

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Kessel (countable and uncountable, plural Kessels)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. A placename
   1. An unincorporated community in Hardy, West Virginia, United States.

See also

• Castle

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from Latin castellum (“fortress”) with early Germanisation (showing the effects of umlaut and with stress shifted to the first syllable). Doublet of kasteel, Castilië, chateau, castellum, telo, and ketella.

• (Limburg): Attested with certainty as cassele in 1107.
• (Noord-Brabant): Attested with certainty as casella in 997.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.səl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Kes‧sel
• Rhymes: -ɛsəl

Proper noun

Kessel n

1. a town and former municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
2. a former village and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Kesselaar
• Kessels
• Kessel-Eik
• Maren-Kessel
• Alem, Maren en Kessel

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Kessel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kezzel, from Old High German kezzil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil (“kettle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛsəl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Kessel m (strong, genitive Kessels, plural Kessel, diminutive Kesselchen n)

1. a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc.
2. (military, hunting) an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)

   der Kessel von Stalingrad ― the encirclement at Stalingrad / the siege of Stalingrad

   1. (informal, law enforcement) ellipsis of Polizeikessel: kettling, a police tactic to surround and contain demonstrators
      • 2024 May 2, Benno Stieber, “Polizeikessel bei 1.Mai-Demo: Stuttgart spielt Kreuzberg”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[2], →ISSN:

        Der Stuttgarter Kessel am Mittwoch kam schließlich zu einem einigermaßen friedlichen Ende. Eine Spontankundgebung gegen den Polizeieinsatz konnte auf der Königstraße stattfinden und verlief weitgehend gewaltfrei.

        The kettling in Stuttgart eventually came to a reasonably peaceful ending on Wednesday. A spontaneous demonstration against the police operation was able to take place in Königstraße (King Street) and was largely non-violent.

3. (hunting) the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boar

Usage notes

• The German word can be used of cooking pots, but only when they are unusually large (such as cauldrons used to sell soup at public festivals).
• When referring to teakettles, the German word is restricted to metal ones heated on a cooker/stove. Electric kettles are called Wasserkocher or less often Teekocher.

Declension

Declension of Kessel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	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
• kesselförmig

Related terms

• Braukessel
• Dampfkessel
• Druckkessel
• Gaskessel
• Heizkessel
• Kesselboden
• Kesseldruck
• Kesselhaus
• Kesselschlacht
• Kesselstein
• Kesselwagen
• Kupferkessel
• Polizeikessel
• Stahlkessel
• Teekessel
• Wasserkessel

Further reading

• “Kessel” in Duden online
• “Kessel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰesl̩/

Noun

Kessel m (plural Kessel or Kessle)

1. kettle

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kessel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Kessel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.səl/

Proper noun

Kessel n (Veldeke spelling)

1. a village and former municipality of Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

   Holonym: Pieël en Maas

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kezzil, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Cognate with German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle, Icelandic ketill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæsəl/

Noun

Kessel m (plural Kesselen)

1. kettle, cauldron

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kessel, Dutch ketel, English kettle.

Noun

Kessel m (plural Kessle)

1. kettle