mangels

See also: Mangels

English

Noun

mangels

1. plural of mangel

Anagrams

• Gelmans, mangles

Danish

Noun

mangels c

1. indefinite genitive singular of mangel

German

Etymology

From genitive singular of Mangel (“lack”). Compare betreffs (“in regards to”), from genitive singular of Betreff (“subject (of an email)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋəls/

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Preposition

mangels [with genitive]

1. (formal) for lack of, due to lack of

   Mangels Geld konnte ich mir kein Mittagessen kaufen.

   For lack of money, I could not buy lunch.

Further reading

• “mangels” in Duden online
• “mangels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache