singel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch singele, with the sense of a moat, from Old French sengle, cengle (“fence”), from Latin cingulum (“belt”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
singel m (plural singels, diminutive singeltje n)
- a body of water surrounding the inner portion of a city or a village
- Synonyms: singelgracht, gracht
- a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place; bellyband; girth
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Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: singel (dated)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From English single. Ultimately from Latin singulus, through Old French single. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål samme.
Adjective edit
singel (neuter singular singelt, definite singular and plural single, comparative singlere, indefinite superlative singlest, definite superlative singleste)
- not in a relationship, single
Noun edit
singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singeler, definite plural singelene)
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly from Dutch
Noun edit
singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singler, definite plural singlene)
- shingle (pebbles, gravel)
References edit
- “singel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From English single and singles.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singelar, definite plural singelane)
Synonyms edit
- singelplate (record)
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
singel (masculine and feminine singel, neuter singelt, definite singular and plural single)
Etymology 3 edit
Possibly from Dutch.
Noun edit
singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singlar, definite plural singlane)
- shingle (pebbles, gravel)
Etymology 4 edit
From the verb single (“make a crackling, ringing sound”).
Noun edit
singel n (definite singular singelet, indefinite plural singel, definite plural singela)
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.- Synonym: singling
References edit
- “singel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English single, from Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
singel m inan
Declension edit
Noun edit
singel m pers (female equivalent singelka)
- Alternative spelling of singiel
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Swedish edit
Noun edit
singel c
Declension edit
Declension of singel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | singel | singeln | singlar | singlarna |
Genitive | singels | singelns | singlars | singlarnas |