Kanal

See also: kanal, kanál, Kanäl, kanał, and k'anal

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century, from Italian canale, from Latin canalis. The broadcasting sense is a semantic loan from English channel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈnaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧nal
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Kanal m (strong, genitive Kanales or Kanals, plural Kanäle, diminutive Kanälchen n)

  1. canal (man-made watercourse)
  2. something that resembles such a watercourse, e.g. a vessel in the body
  3. channel (networks through which pass information, influence, etc.)
  4. (broadcasting, communication) channel

Declension
Declension of Kanal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kanal die Kanäle
genitive eines des Kanales, Kanals der Kanäle
dative einem dem Kanal, Kanale1 den Kanälen
accusative einen den Kanal die Kanäle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Kanal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kanal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Kanal” in Duden online
  • Kanal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /k(ʰ)aˈnal/

Noun

Kanal m (plural Kanale)

  1. channel

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑˈnaːl/

Noun

Kanal m (plural Kanäl)

  1. canal
  2. channel
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