# der Kegel

der Kegel is a German noun meaning “skittle”. Forms: des Kegels, die Kegel.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kegels
- Plural: die Kegel

## In other languages

- Русский: геометр. конус

## Meanings

1. skittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin
   - Irgendwie schaffte er es, dass der mittlere Kegel stehen blieb.
2. any heap or peak of conical or pyramidal shape, especially of feces, hay, brushwood, of mountains and of the tip of a helmet
3. cone
4. _archaic_ ruffian, bastard (illegitimate child)

## Examples

- Sie kamen mit Kind und Kegel. — They came with kith and kin.
- Der junge Mann setzt Kegel auf. — The young man is setting up bowling pins.
- Tom ist mit Kind und Kegel da. — Tom is there with kith and kin.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Kegel