Kochfeld

German

Etymology

kochen (“cook”) +‎ Feld (“area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔxfɛlt]

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Noun

Kochfeld n (strong, genitive Kochfeldes or Kochfelds, plural Kochfelder)

1. (cooking, chiefly specialist) hob; cooktop; stovetop

   Synonym: Herd

Usage notes

• Also used in everyday speech, but typically only when precision is required. The normal word is Herd, which may also mean the entire cooker, however.

Declension

Declension of Kochfeld [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kochfeld	die	Kochfelder
genitive	eines	des	Kochfeldes, Kochfelds	der	Kochfelder
dative	einem	dem	Kochfeld, Kochfelde1	den	Kochfeldern
accusative	ein	das	Kochfeld	die	Kochfelder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Kochfeld” in Duden online