bagel
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.ɡəl/, [ˈbeɪ.ɡɫ̩]
Audio (US) (file)
- (regional US) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡl̩/
- (Canada, Inland Northern American) IPA(key): /ˈbæɡ.əl/, [ˈbæɡ.l̩]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbæɪ.ɡəl/, [ˈbæɪ.ɡl̩]
- Rhymes: -eɪɡəl, -æɡəl
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”).
Compare obsolete English bee, Old English bēag, Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Middle Low German bōg, Old Norse baugr. Also compare dialectal Austrian German Beugel, Beigel. See also beag.
Alternative forms edit
- beigel (UK)
Noun edit
bagel (plural bagels)
- A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
- (tennis, slang) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
- 2011 January 30, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC[1]:
- The Scot, who had been close to a two-set deficit in his semi-final against David Ferrer, avoided the dreaded bagel by seeing off a set point at 5-0 down before finally breaking the Djokovic serve to love as he began to go for his shots with the set seemingly gone.
- (slang, ethnic slur, South Africa) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
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Verb edit
bagel (third-person singular simple present bagels, present participle bagelling or (US) bageling, simple past and past participle bagelled or (US) bageled)
- (tennis) To achieve a score of 6–0 in a tennis set.
- (sports) To hold an opponent to a score of zero.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
bagel (plural bagels)
- Alternative form of bagle
- 2003, Jeffrey Cohen, A Farewell to Legs: An Aaron Tucker Mystery, Bancroft Press, →ISBN, page 211:
- “He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.”
- 2005, Christina Larson, Marty Is Dead, Protea Publishing, →ISBN, page 86:
- In October, Allan and Rebecca began to care for Marty’s dog Phil more often and adopted the “bagel” (basset and beagle mix breed) when the time came.
- 2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 109:
- The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear often enough to be worth mentioning.
- 2010, Dogs All-in-One For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., page 601:
- The Bagel is a cross between the Beagle and the Basset Hound. Though not as popular as some of the more well-established mixes, the short-coated Bagel has the loving personality one would expect from two Hounds, plus the potential for some stubbornness.
- 2012, G. Terrell Cotter, The Arm of the Lord: End Times Mystery, WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 28:
- Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel.
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “bagel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagel m (plural bagels, diminutive bageltje n)
- bagel (ring-shaped pastry)
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Finnish edit
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bagel
- Synonym of vesirinkeli
Declension edit
Inflection of bagel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | bagel | bagelit | ||
genitive | bagelin | bagelien | ||
partitive | bagelia | bageleja | ||
illative | bageliin | bageleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | bagel | bagelit | ||
accusative | nom. | bagel | bagelit | |
gen. | bagelin | |||
genitive | bagelin | bagelien | ||
partitive | bagelia | bageleja | ||
inessive | bagelissa | bageleissa | ||
elative | bagelista | bageleista | ||
illative | bageliin | bageleihin | ||
adessive | bagelilla | bageleilla | ||
ablative | bagelilta | bageleilta | ||
allative | bagelille | bageleille | ||
essive | bagelina | bageleina | ||
translative | bageliksi | bageleiksi | ||
abessive | bagelitta | bageleitta | ||
instructive | — | bagelein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “bagel”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagel m (plural bagels)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”).
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Noun edit
bagêl (first-person possessive bagelku, second-person possessive bagelmu, third-person possessive bagelnya)
Further reading edit
- “bagel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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bagel
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagel m (plural bagels)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagel m (plural bagels)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)