der Kessel
/ˈkɛsəl/
a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc; an area in which the enemy is encircled; a pocket or besieged area
- genitive
- des Kessels
- plural
- die Kessel
Meanings
- 1
a solid metal container or pot, often large, used to boil liquids: a kettle, cauldron, boiler, etc
Tom wartete, dass der Kessel kochte.
Tom waited for the kettle to boil.
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Tom füllte den Kessel mit Wasser.
Tom filled the kettle with water.
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- 2
an area in which the enemy (or game) is encircled; a pocket or besieged area (by extension also the siege itself)
- 3
the lair of certain animals such as fox, badger, rabbit, and wild boarrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derKessel | dieKessel |
| accusative | denKessel | dieKessel |
| dative | demKessel | denKesseln |
| genitive | desKessels | derKessel |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.