Engel
See also: engel
Czech
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋl̩/
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cognate with English angel.
Noun
Engel m (genitive Engels, plural Engel, diminutive Engelchen n or Engellein n or Engelein n or Englein n)
- angel
- Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?
- Do you not know that we will judge angels?
Declension
Derived terms
- engelhaft
- engelrein
- Engelsburg
- Engelschar
- engelschön
- Engelsflügel
- Engelsgesicht
- engelsgleich
- Engelsmusik
- Engelszungen
- englisch
- gefallener Engel
- Schutzengel
Etymology 2
Short form of given names beginning with Engel-, such as Engelbert. Also a nickname for someone with an angelic disposition, or for someone living in a house with a sign of an angel.
Luxembourgish
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-Germanic *angiluz, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cf. German Engel.
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