Wiktionary

Englisch

See also: englisch

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋlɪʃ/, [ˈʔɛŋlɪʃ]
  • Audio (Germany)(file)
  • Audio (nonstandard, /ˈɛŋ.ɡlɪʃ/)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lisch
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Proper nounEdit

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Englisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Englisch or Englischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Englische, alternative genitive Englischen, no plural)

  1. English (language)
  2. (soccer, dialectal, parts of western Germany) A children’s game for three or more participants played with one goal. Players try to reduce the goalkeeper’s points by scoring volley goals. Missing the goal makes the respective player the goalkeeper. The first player to forfeit all their points is the loser.
    Synonyms: Hochball, Hoch-rein

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Englisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]
singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
(usually without article) noun def. noun
nominative (das) Englisch das Englische
genitive (des) Englisch, Englischs des Englischen
dative (dem) Englisch dem Englischen
accusative (das) Englisch das Englische

MeronymsEdit

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Further readingEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English Englisc; equivalent to Engle +‎ -isch.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnɡliʃ/, /ˈinɡliʃ/, /ˈanɡliʃ/

AdjectiveEdit

Englisch

  1. of England; from England
  2. of the (Middle) English language

DescendantsEdit

  • English: English
  • Scots: Inglis

ReferencesEdit

Proper nounEdit

Englisch

  1. The English people
  2. The (Middle) English language

DescendantsEdit

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