kogel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.ɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: ko‧gel
• Rhymes: -oːɣəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coghele, from or related to Middle High German kugele, from Proto-West Germanic *kuggil, from Proto-Germanic *kuggilō, derivative of *kuggǭ (“cog, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewgʰ- (“swelling, bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bow, bend, arch, curve”).

Compare West Frisian kûgel (“bullet”), English cudgel (“heavy stick, bat, club”).

Noun

kogel m (plural kogels, diminutive kogeltje n)

1. projectile: bullet, shot (heavy iron ball used for the shot put)
2. sphere, ball-shaped object

Alternative forms

• koegel

Derived terms

• bekogelen
• boutkogel
• dumdumkogel
• kanonskogel
• kettingkogel
• kogelrond
• kogelstoten
• kogelvormig
• lichtkogel
• musketkogel
• sloopkogel

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: koegel
• → Lokono: kogel
• → Aukan: kuguu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kogel

1. inflection of kogelen:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative