Kittel

See also: kittel

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Kittel

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kitel. Further origin uncertain; sometimes derived from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”), but this is doubtful. Cognate with Yiddish קיטל (kitl), Luxembourgish Kiddel, Middle Dutch kedel (modern kiel), Middle Low German kēdel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪtəl/, [ˈkɪtl̩]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Kittel m (strong, genitive Kittels, plural Kittel, diminutive Kittelchen n)

  1. overall, smock; white coat

Declension

Declension of Kittel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kittel die Kittel
genitive eines des Kittels der Kittel
dative einem dem Kittel den Kitteln
accusative einen den Kittel die Kittel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Russian: ки́тель (kítelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Polish: kitel (possibly borrowed through Yiddish)

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰitəl/
  • Rhymes: -itəl
  • Syllabification: Kit‧tel

Noun

Kittel m (plural Kittel)

  1. a dress

Further reading

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