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Kiel
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kiel kieł
English
Etymology
en de Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from en non kill gulf, bay, from en gem-pro *kiljǭ, ultimately related to the verb gem-pro *kīnaną to crack, split.kille2 en kill#Etymology 2 kill creek.
Proper noun
en capital city s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany.
en Nanomaterial 'aerographene' used to create extremely powerful pumps w:Phys.org https://phys.org/news/2021-11-nanomaterial-aerographene-extremely-powerful.html https://web.archive.org/web/20251114164122/https://phys.org/news/2021-11-nanomaterial-aerographene-extremely-powerful.html 14 November 2025 15 November 2021 An international research team led by materials scientists from Kiel University (CAU) has now taken a major step toward practical applications.
en city co/Calumet County and co/Manitowoc County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Kieler
Translations
city in Holstein, Germany
Bulgarian: bg Кил m
Danish: da Kiel
Finnish: fi Kiel
Frisian:
North Frisian: frr Kil
German: de Kiel n
Icelandic: is Kíl f
Low German:
German Low German: nds-de Kiel n
Marathi: mr कील
Polish: pl Kilonia f
References
Anagrams
en eikl -like Kile Like kile liek like
Dutch
Etymology 1
From nl kiel.
Proper noun
m
nl constellation Carina
Etymology 2
First attested as Friesen Compagnie of Kijl in 1652. Derived from the hydronym Kielsterdiep, which derives in turn from a compound of nl kiel deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area and nl diep canal. Currently part of nl Kiel-Windeweer.
Pronunciation
nl Kiel
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl former village mun/Midden-Groningen p/Groningen c/Netherlands
German
de:+ (Begriffsklärung)
Pronunciation
de /kiːl/
de De-Kiel.ogg
de iːl 1
Etymology 1
de :bor keel gml:kēl, kil 1
de gml kēl, gml kil, probably borrowed from de non kjǫlr. Compare nl kiel, en keel.
Noun
m,(e)s
keel beam at the underside of a ship
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de kielholen, de kieloben
Related terms
de Kielschwein, de Kielwasser, de Schiffskiel
Descendants
cs kýl 1
Etymology 2
de quill :inh gmh:kil
From de gmh kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north, from de gml quiele, possibly ultimately from de ine-pro *gʷelH- to pierce, stick.
Compare somewhat later Lower Rhine dum kijl. See en quill for more.
Noun
m,(e)s
quill shaft of a feather
Declension
m,(e)s
Related terms
de Federkiel often preferred in order to distinguish from etymology 1
de Gänsekiel
Etymology 3
de city Kiel Fjord
Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from de non kill gulf, bay, ultimately related to de gem-pro *kīnaną to crack, split.kille2
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany Kiel
References
smaller
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
nn Kil unofficial
Etymology
nn de Kiel.
Pronunciation
nn /kiːl/ /çiːl/
nn kil
nn iːl
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn city s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany Kiel
Derived terms
nn Kielferja
nn Kielfjorden