achtel

See also: Achtel

English

Noun

achtel (plural achtels)

  1. (historical) An old German measure of capacity.
    Synonym: achteling

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Achtel. Compare Slovincian achtel and Polish achtel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈax.tɛl/
  • Rhymes: -axtɛl
  • Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive achtelk, related adjective achtlowi)

  1. (historical) one-eighth of a barrel
    Synonym: anczer

Declension

Declension of achtel
singular plural
nominative achtel achtle
genitive achtla achtlów, achtli
dative achtlowi achtlóm
accusative achtel achtle
instrumental achtlã achtlama
locative achtlu achtlach
vocative achtlu achtle

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “achtel”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “baryla”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • achtel”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German ahteteil. First attested in 1393.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /axtɛ(ː)lʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /axtɛlʲ/, /axtelʲ/

Noun

achtel m animacy unattested

  1. one-eighth; especially of a barrel
    • 1856-1870 [1441], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki[2], volume II, number 2978:
      W tem mi wsąl dwa achtela pywa
      [Wtem mi wziął dwa achtela piwa]

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: achtel, jachtel (Middle Polish)
  • Silesian: achtel

References

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish achtel. Compare Kashubian achtel.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈax.tɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -axtɛl
  • Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive (obsolete) achtelek, related adjective (obsolete) achtelowy)

  1. (dated) one-eighth (especially of a barrel)
  2. (dated) small cask or barrel
    achtel piwacask of beer
  3. (Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship) synonym of sążeń

Declension

noun

Further reading

Silesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish achtel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈax.tɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -axtɛl
  • Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan (diminutive achtelek or achtelik)

  1. korzec; barrel (dry measure of 125 liters)
  2. one-eighth of a hectolitre or of a hundredweight of something, typically a barrel
  3. old large barrel
  4. wooden tank for water or slurry
  5. (archaic) achtel (German measure of capacity)

Further reading

  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “achtel”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 23
  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “achtel (1-2)”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 228
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “achtel”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 7

Slovincian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Achtel. Compare Kashubian achtel and Polish achtel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈax.tɛl/
  • Rhymes: -axtɛl
  • Syllabification: ach‧tel

Noun

achtel m inan

  1. one-eighth of a barrel

Further reading