Kiesel

German

Etymology

From Old High German kisil, from Proto-West Germanic *kisil, *kesul (“pebble, gravel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkiːzəl/
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Noun

Kiesel m (strong, genitive Kiesels, plural Kiesel)

pebble
Synonym: Kieselstein

Declension

Declension of Kiesel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kiesel	die	Kiesel
genitive	eines	des	Kiesels	der	Kiesel
dative	einem	dem	Kiesel	den	Kieseln
accusative	einen	den	Kiesel	die	Kiesel

Derived terms

Kieselerde
Kieselglas
Kieselguhr
Kieselrauputz
Kieselstein

Further reading

“Kiesel” in Duden online
“Kiesel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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