anglis

See also: Anglis

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately (like the word English itself) from Angles, the name of an old Germanic tribe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [āŋɡlis]

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Noun

anglis m (2nd declension, feminine form: angliete)

1. an Englishman, a man born in England
2. (genitive plural): English; pertaining to England and its people

   angļu valoda ― the English language

   angļu teātris ― English theater

3. (loosely) a citizen of the United Kingdom; (in the genitive plural) relating to the United Kingdom or its citizens
4. (historical, in the plural) the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 5th century

Declension

Declension of anglis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	anglis	angļi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	angli	angļus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	angļa	angļu
dative (datīvs)	anglim	angļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	angli	angļiem
locative (lokatīvs)	anglī	angļos
vocative (vokatīvs)	angli	angļi

Synonyms

• brits (usually plural, briti) (Note: not wholly synonymous)

Related terms

• Anglija
• anglisks
• angļu valoda

Lithuanian

Chemical element
C
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Medžio anglis (1) - Charcoal

Akmens anglis (2) - Coal

Anglies (3) atomas - Carbon atom

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *anˀglís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐŋʲˈɡʲlʲɪs/

Noun

anglìs f (plural añglys) stress pattern 4

1. charcoal (charred remains after a fire)

   medžio anglis ― charcoal (literally, “wood (char)coal”)

2. (sometimes in plural) coal (fuel mined from the earth)

   akmens anglis ― coal (literally, “stone coal”)

   anglių kasykla ― coal mine

3. carbon (chemical element with atomic number 6 and symbol C)

   anglies dioksidas ― carbon dioxide

Declension

Declension of anglìs

	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 terms

Terms derived from anglis

• anglėti
• anglyti
• anglinti
• angliuoti
• anglingas
• anglinas
• angliuotas
• anglius m, anglė f
• anglininkas m, anglininkė f
• angliadegys m, angliadegė f
• angliakasys
• angliaduobė
• angliarūgštė
• angliaskaldė
• angliavandenis
• angliavandenilis

Related terms

• ugnis

Further reading

• “anglis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “anglis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
• “anglis”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.