Kiel

From German Kiel, named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to break open”), ultimately related to the verb *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1] Doublet of kill (“creek”) and Keil (wedge).

Kiel

1. The capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
2. A city in Wisconsin.

• -like, Kile, Like, kile, liek, like

From kiel.

Kiel m

1. (astronomy) Carina

First attested as Friesen Compagnie of Kijl in 1652. Derived from the hydronym Kielsterdiep, which derives in turn from a compound of kiel (“deeper part of a ditch draining a turf extraction area”) and diep (“canal”). Currently part of Kiel-Windeweer.

• Hyphenation: Kiel

Kiel

1. A former village in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

• IPA^(key): /kiːl/

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• Rhymes: -iːl

From Middle Low German kēl, kil, probably borrowed from Old Norse kjǫlr. Compare Dutch kiel, English keel.

Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

1. keel (beam at the underside of a ship)

• kielholen, kieloben

• Kielschwein, Kielwasser, Schiffskiel

From Middle High German kil, which is possibly a borrowing from the north, from Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).

Compare somewhat later Lower Rhine Middle Dutch kijl. See quill for more.

Kiel m (strong, genitive Kieles or Kiels, plural Kiele)

1. quill (shaft of a feather)

• Federkiel (often preferred in order to distinguish from etymology 1)
• Gänsekiel

Named after Kiel Fjord of the Baltic Sea, from Old Norse kill (“gulf, bay”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1]

Kiel n (proper noun, genitive Kiels or (optionally with an article) Kiel)

1. Kiel (an independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

• Kil (unofficial)

Borrowed from German Kiel.

• IPA^(key): /kiːl/, /çiːl/
• Homophone: kil
• Rhymes: -iːl

Kiel

1. Kiel (a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

• Kielferja
• Kielfjorden