anglis
See also: Anglis
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LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately (like the word English itself) from Angles, the name of an old Germanic tribe.
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
anglis m (2nd declension, feminine form: angliete)
- an Englishman, a man born in England
- (genitive plural): English; pertaining to England and its people
- angļu valoda ― the English language
- angļu teātris ― English theater
- (loosely) a citizen of the United Kingdom; (in the genitive plural) relating to the United Kingdom or its citizens
- (historical, in the plural) the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 5th century
DeclensionEdit
Declension of anglis (2nd declension)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
LithuanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *anglis; compare Latvian ogle, Proto-Slavic *ǫ̀glь (“coal”). From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ongʷ-ōl-, *h₁ongʷ-l- (“coal”); cognate with Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra), Old Armenian ածուղ (acuł, “coal”). See ugnìs (“fire”) for more.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
anglìs f (plural añglys) stress pattern 4
- charcoal (charred remains after a fire)
- (sometimes in plural) coal (fuel mined from the earth)
- carbon (chemical element with atomic number 6 and symbol C)
DeclensionEdit
declension of anglis
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | anglìs | añglys |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | angliẽs | anglių̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | añgliai | anglìms |
| accusative (galininkas) | añglį | anglìs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | anglimì | anglimìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | anglyjè | anglysè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | angliẽ | añglys |
Derived termsEdit
terms derived from anglis