See also: englisch

German

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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Middle English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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Englisch

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

Descendants

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  • English: English
  • Scots: Inglis

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Englisch

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

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