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Engel

Engel

See also: engel

German

Noun

Engel m (genitive Engels, plural Engel, diminutive Engelchen n or Engellein n or Engelein n or Englein n)

  1. angel
    Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?
    Do you not know that we will judge angels?
Declension
Derived terms
  • engelhaft
  • engelrein
  • Engelsburg
  • Engelschar
  • engelschön
  • Engelsflügel
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

Short form of given names beginning with Engel-, such as Engelbert. Also a nickname for someone with an angelic disposition, or for someone living in a house with a sign of an angel.

Proper noun

Engel ? (genitive Engel)

  1. A surname.

Luxembourgish

Noun

Engel m (plural Engelen)

  1. angel

engel

engel

See also: Engel

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse engill (angel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnɡəl/, [ˈɛŋl̩]

Noun

engel c (singular definite englen or engelen, plural indefinite engle)

  1. angel

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

engel m (plural engelen, diminutive engeltje n)

  1. angel
  2. A person of the Angles tribe (Dutch: Engelen or Angelen, same root as English)

Anagrams


Middle English

Noun

engel (genitive engles, plural engles)

  1. angel

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German engil.

Noun

engel m

  1. angel

Declension


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural engler, definite plural englene)

  1. an angel

Derived terms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural englar, definite plural englane)

  1. an angel

Derived terms


Old English

Alternative forms

  • ængel

Etymology

From Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, messenger). Cognate with Old Frisian angel, engel, Old Saxon engil, Middle Dutch engel (Dutch engel), Old High German angil, engil (German Engel), Old Norse engill (Swedish ängel). (Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (aggilus) was apparently borrowed directly from the Greek.)

Noun

engel m

  1. angel

Declension


Turkish

Noun

engel (definite accusative engeli, plural engeller)

  1. obstacle

Synonyms