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Engels
Engels
See also: engels
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.ɡəls/
Proper noun
Engels
- English (the language)
Adjective
Engels (attributive Engelse, not comparable)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋəls/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- Engelsch (obsolete spelling)
Adjective
Engels (comparative Engelser, superlative meest Engels or Engelst)
Inflection
Inflection of Engels | ||||
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uninflected | Engels | |||
inflected | Engelse | |||
comparative | Engelser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Engels | Engelser | het Engelst het Engelste |
|
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste |
n. sing. | Engels | Engelser | Engelste | |
plural | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste | |
definite | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste | |
partitive | Engels | Engelsers | — |
Proper noun
Engels n
- English (language)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- Engelsch (obsolete spelling)
Adjective
Engels (comparative Engelser, superlative meest Engels or Engelst)
- (obsolete) angelical
- 1654, Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer
- Hy, die te vore door een Engelsche Majesteit ondersteunt, Gode aengenaem en waert was, borst, toen hy den mensch naer Godts beelt geschapen zagh, door eenen boosaerdigen naeryver uit, […]
- 1654, Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer
Inflection
Inflection of Engels | ||||
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uninflected | Engels | |||
inflected | Engelse | |||
comparative | Engelser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | Engels | Engelser | het Engelst het Engelste |
|
indefinite | m./f. sing. | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste |
n. sing. | Engels | Engelser | Engelste | |
plural | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste | |
definite | Engelse | Engelsere | Engelste | |
partitive | Engels | Engelsers | — |