# die Kachel

die Kachel is a German noun meaning “tile”. Forms: der Kachel, die Kacheln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kachel
- Plural: die Kacheln

## In other languages

- Русский: кафель, кафельная плитка, изразец

## Meanings

1. tile (on walls or floors or stovetops, not roof tile)
2. _archaic_ cooking pot, saucepan
3. _archaic · vulgar_ a term of abuse for a woman

## Examples

- Ich setzte deinen Namen auf die Kachel. — I put your name on the tile.
- Wie viele Kacheln brauchst du? — How many tiles do you need?
- Pass auf, dass du auf den nassen Kacheln nicht ausrutschst. — Mind you don't slip on the wet tiles.

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Kachel