Kabel
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Kabel, metonymic occupational surname for a rope maker.
Proper noun
editKabel (plural Kabels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kabel is the 34223rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Kabel is most common among White (96.23%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kabel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 263.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Kabel (De) in 1899. Derived from a dialectal form of kavel (“lot, parcel”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Ka‧bel
Proper noun
editKabel n
References
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German kabel, which is borrowed via Middle Low German from Middle Dutch cabel (“thick rope”), itself from northern French câble. The contemporary sense is from English cable, which see for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKabel n (strong, genitive Kabels, plural Kabel, diminutive Käbelchen n)
- cable (electronic wire)
- Synonym: (colloquial) Schnur
- (archaic) telegram
- Synonym: Telegramm
- (nautical, not general) thick rope
- Synonym: Tau
Declension
editDeclension of Kabel [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
edit- kabellos
- Antennenkabel, Breitbandkabel, Netzkabel, Netzwerkkabel, Stromkabel, Starthilfekabel, Überbrückungskabel, Verlängerungskabel
- Kabelsalat, Kabeltrommel, Kabelträger
Descendants
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