Kette
German
Etymology
From Middle High German keten, ketene, from Old High German ketinna, ketina, from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā (“chain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛtə/
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Noun
Kette f (genitive Kette, plural Ketten, diminutive Kettchen n or Kettlein n)
- chain (series of interconnected rings, usually of metal)
- necklace, bracelet, anklet (thin chain worn as jewelry)
- (often plural) chain, shackle, fetter (chain used to bind a person or animal)
- Synonym: Fessel
- (figurative) chain, series (number of following items or events)
- (figurative) chain of businesses; company with several chain stores
Declension
Derived terms
- Kettchen
- ketten
- kettenartig
- kettenförmig
- kettenlos
- Kettlein
- Schmuckkette
Related terms
- anketten
- Atmungskette
- Befehlskette
- Edelsteinkette
- Eisenkette
- Goldkette
- Infektionskette
- Kettenblatt
- Kettenhemd
- Kettenhund
- Kettenmolekül
- Kettenraucher
- Kettenreaktion
- Kettensäge
- Kettenschutz
- losketten
- Menschenkette
- Perlenkette
- Silberkette
- Zeichenkette
- Zuständigkeitskette
Further reading
- “Kette” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Kette” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kette” in Duden online
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