Tiegel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal (“earthen vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *digulaz, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Dutch degel (“kettle, boiler, urn”), Danish digel (“crucible”), Swedish degel (“crucible”), Icelandic deigla (“melting pot; crucible”).

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Noun

Tiegel m (strong, genitive Tiegels, plural Tiegel)

  1. crucible

Declension

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

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