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engel

See also: Engel

Afrikaans edit

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From Dutch engel.

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engel (plural engele)

  1. angel

Danish edit

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From Old Norse engill (“angel”), borrowed from Old Saxon engil and/or Old English enġel, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, which is borrowed via Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

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engel c (singular definite englen or engelen, plural indefinite engle)

  1. angel

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Declension of engel
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative engel englen
engelen 		engle englene
genitive engels englens
engelens 		engles englenes

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch engel, from Old Dutch engil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

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engel m (plural engelen, diminutive engeltje n)

  1. angel

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  • Afrikaans: engel
  • Negerhollands: engel
  • → Papiamentu: engel

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Etymology edit

From Old Dutch engil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

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engel m

  1. angel, servant of God
  2. fallen angel

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engel

  1. Alternative form of aungel

Middle High German edit

Etymology edit

From Old High German engil.

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engel m

  1. angel

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Declension of engel (masculine, a-stem)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër engel die engele, engel
genitive eines dës engeles, engels dër engele, engel
dative einem dëm engele, engel dën engelen, engeln
accusative einen dën engel die engele, engel

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill.

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engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural engler, definite plural englene)

  1. an angel

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), via Old Norse engill.

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engel m (definite singular engelen, indefinite plural englar, definite plural englane)

  1. an angel

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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *angil, borrowed from Latin angelus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈen.jel/, [ˈen.d͡ʒel]

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enġel m (nominative plural englas)

  1. angel
    Slǣp þū swōte. Iċ hopiġe þæt þē mǣte be englum.
    Sleep well. I hope you dream about angels.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
      Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...
      The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...

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Declension of engel (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative enġel englas
accusative enġel englas
genitive engles engla
dative engle englum

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Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish انكل (engel).

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engel (definite accusative engeli, plural engeller)

  1. obstacle

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Inflection
Nominative engel
Definite accusative engeli
Singular Plural
Nominative engel engeller
Definite accusative engeli engelleri
Dative engele engellere
Locative engelde engellerde
Ablative engelden engellerden
Genitive engelin engellerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular engelim engellerim
2nd singular engelin engellerin
3rd singular engeli engelleri
1st plural engelimiz engellerimiz
2nd plural engeliniz engelleriniz
3rd plural engelleri engelleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular engelimi engellerimi
2nd singular engelini engellerini
3rd singular engelini engellerini
1st plural engelimizi engellerimizi
2nd plural engelinizi engellerinizi
3rd plural engellerini engellerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular engelime engellerime
2nd singular engeline engellerine
3rd singular engeline engellerine
1st plural engelimize engellerimize
2nd plural engelinize engellerinize
3rd plural engellerine engellerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular engelimde engellerimde
2nd singular engelinde engellerinde
3rd singular engelinde engellerinde
1st plural engelimizde engellerimizde
2nd plural engelinizde engellerinizde
3rd plural engellerinde engellerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular engelimden engellerimden
2nd singular engelinden engellerinden
3rd singular engelinden engellerinden
1st plural engelimizden engellerimizden
2nd plural engelinizden engellerinizden
3rd plural engellerinden engellerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular engelimin engellerimin
2nd singular engelinin engellerinin
3rd singular engelinin engellerinin
1st plural engelimizin engellerimizin
2nd plural engelinizin engellerinizin
3rd plural engellerinin engellerinin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular engelim engellerim
2nd singular engelsin engellersin
3rd singular engel
engeldir 		engeller
engellerdir
1st plural engeliz engelleriz
2nd plural engelsiniz engellersiniz
3rd plural engeller engellerdir

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