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achtel

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English

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Noun

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achtel (plural achtels)

  1. (historical) An old German measure of capacity.
    Synonym: achteling

Kashubian

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old Polish achtel.

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    achtel m inan (diminutive achtelk, related adjective achtlowi)

    1. (historical) one-eighth of a barrel
      Synonym: anczer

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    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

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    • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893], “achtel”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
    • 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

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Middle High German ahteteil, from ahtode + teil.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /axtɛ(ː)lʲ/
      • IPA(key): (15th CE) /axtɛlʲ/, /axtelʲ/

      Noun

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      achtel m animacy unattested

      1. one-eighth; especially of a barrel
        • 1856-1870 [1441], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki[2], volume II, number 2978:
          W tem mi wsąl dwa achtela pywa
          [Wtem mi wziął dwa achtela piwa]

      Derived terms

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      Descendants

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      • Polish: achtel, jachtel (Middle Polish)
      • Silesian: achtel

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      Polish

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Polish achtel.

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        • Rhymes: -axtɛl
        • Syllabification: ach‧tel

        Noun

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        achtel m inan (diminutive (obsolete) achtelek, related adjective (obsolete) achtelowy)

        1. (now historical) one-eighth (measure of liquid and loose things, especially of a barrel)
        2. (obsolete) small cask or barrel
          achtel piwacask of beer
        3. (Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship) synonym of sążeń

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        Silesian

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Old Polish achtel.

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          achtel m inan (diminutive achtelek or achtelik)

          1. korzec; barrel (dry measure of 125 liters)
          2. one-eighth of a hectolitre or of a hundredweight of something, typically a barrel
          3. old large barrel
          4. wooden tank for water or slurry
          5. (archaic) achtel (German measure of capacity)

          Further reading

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          • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “achtel”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23
          • Bogdan Kallus (2020), “achtel (1-2)”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 228
          • Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “achtel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 7

          Slovincian

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          Etymology

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            Borrowed from Old Polish achtel.

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            achtel m inan

            1. one-eighth of a barrel

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