English

Adjective

egal ‎(comparative more egal, superlative most egal)

1. (obsolete) equal; impartial

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German

Etymology

From French égal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

egal ‎(comparative egaler, superlative am egalsten)

1. (usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant

   Das ist mir egal. - That's all the same to me.

   Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein. ‑ I couldn't care less.

2. (dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, matching, alike

   Das sind zwei egale Hemden. ‑ These are two matching shirts.

Declension

Adverb

egal

1. no matter

   Egal was du sagst: ich bleibe dabei.

   No matter what you say: my opinion won't change.

Derived terms

• scheißegal

Synonyms

• gleich

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French égal ‎(“equal”). 

Adjective

egal

1. equal

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin aequālis. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French egal.

Adjective

egal

1. the same; equal

Descendants

• Occitan: egal

References

• (fr)(de) aequalis in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French égal, from Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡal/

Adjective

egal m, n ‎(feminine singular egală, masculine plural egali, feminine and neuter plural egale)

1. equal, even

Declension

Adverb

egal

1. equally, evenly

Noun

egal m ‎(plural egali, feminine equivalent egală)

1. an equal, a match

Declension