kakkel

Danish

Etymology

From German Kachel, from Vulgar Latin *cacculus, a diminutive of caccabus (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakəl/, [ˈkʰɑɡ̊l̩]

Noun

kakkel c (singular definite kaklen, plural indefinite kakler)

1. tile (on walls and furniture)

Declension

Declension of kakkel

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kakkel	kaklen	kakler	kaklerne
genitive	kakkels	kaklens	kaklers	kaklernes

Derived terms

• kakkelbord
• kakkelovn

References

• “kakkel” in Den Danske Ordbog