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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxtʲɛl/
• Hyphenation: 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 German Achtel. First attested in 1393.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /axtɛːlʲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /axtelʲ/

Noun

achtel m animacy unattested

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

     W tem mi wsąl dwa achtela pywa

     [Wtem mi wziął dwa achtela piwa]

Derived terms

noun

• hachtelowe

 

Descendants

• Polish: achtel

References

• 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, from German 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)

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

   achtel piwa ― a cask of beer

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

Derived terms

adjective

• (obsolete) achtelowy

 

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^[2], volume 1, page 4
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎^[3]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “achtel”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6