# котел
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ, of Gothic origin; perhaps ultimately from Latin catīllus.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈtɛɫ]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

коте́л • (kotél) m (relational adjective коте́лен, diminutive котле́ or котле́нце)
* cauldron, kettle
* (by extension) boiler
    парен котел ― paren kotel ― steam boiler

##### Alternative forms

* ко́тъл (kótǎl) — Torlak dialect

##### Derived terms

* котля́сам pf (kotljásam), котля́свам impf (kotljásvam, “to form bronze tint”)
* котла́р (kotlár), котля́р (kotljár, “cauldron maker/vendor”)
** котла́рство (kotlárstvo)
* ко́тленик (kótlenik), колева́р (kolevár, “kettle”) (tool, dialectal)
* котловина́ (kotloviná, “kettle”) (landform)

#### References

* “котел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “котел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1897) “коте́лъ, котли́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 403
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котел, котъл”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 672
* “котьлъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotelъ/*kotělъ, of native origin.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔtɛɫ]

#### Noun

ко́тел • (kótel) m (dialectal)
* loop, curl, twine (of socks or stockings)
    Synonyms: пе́тле (pétle), чу́лка (čúlka)
* noose, snare
    Synonyms: клуп (klup), при́мка (prímka)

##### Derived terms

* Ко́тел (Kótel) (town)
* ко́телец (kótelec), котелни́к (kotelník) (secondary diminutives)

##### Related terms

* коте́ц (kotéc), ко́чина (kóčina, “pen, fold”)
* ко́тора (kótora, “sty”)
* ко́тва (kótva, “anchor”) (possibly)

#### References

* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “ко́телецъ, ко́телци”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 174
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “котел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 674

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔtɛɫ]

### Noun

котел • (kotel) m
* kettle
* cauldron

#### Synonyms

* казан (kazan)
* котле (kotle)

## Russian
### Noun

котел • (kotjól) m inan
* Alternative spelling of котёл (kotjól)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kotьlъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɔˈtɛɫ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

коте́л • (kotél) m inan (genitive котла́, nominative plural котли́, genitive plural котлі́в)
* cauldron, kazan
    Synonym: каза́н (kazán)
* (engineering) boiler (closed vessel for generating steam or heating water)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “котел”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “котел”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN