Noun
die Kelle
Pronunciation: /ˈkɛlə/
ladle (kitchen utensil)
C2
rank #15,000
plural Kellen
Meanings
Noun
- ladle (kitchen utensil)
- traffic paddle (Paddle-shaped signalling device used by police, traffic wardens, airport ground staff etc.)
- trowel (as used by builders)
Example sentence
Mit der Kelle schöpfte sie die Suppe.
She ladled the soup with the ladle.
Word forms
singular
die Kelle
plural
die Kellen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kelle
Accusativedie Kelle
Dativeder Kelle
Genitiveder Kelle
Plural
Nominativedie Kellen
Accusativedie Kellen
Dativeden Kellen
Genitiveder Kellen
Usage
- eine Kelle Suppe — a ladleful of soup; utensil name used as a measure
- Kelle / Maurerkelle — a ladle versus a builder's trowel in another sense
Die Köchin legte die Kelle neben den großen Suppentopf.
The cook put the ladle beside the large soup pot.