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Engels

Engels

See also: engels

English

Proper noun

Engels

  1. A German surname.
    Friedrich Engels

Translations


Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ.ɡəls/

Proper noun

Engels

  1. English (the language)

Adjective

Engels (attributive Engelse, not comparable)

  1. English

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋəls/

Etymology 1

From Engeland + -s.

Alternative forms

Adjective

Engels (comparative Engelser, superlative meest Engels or Engelst)

  1. English
Inflection
Inflection of Engels
uninflected Engels
inflected Engelse
comparative Engelser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Engels Engelser het Engelst
het Engelste
indefinite m./f. sing. Engelse Engelsere Engelste
n. sing. Engels Engelser Engelste
plural Engelse Engelsere Engelste
definite Engelse Engelsere Engelste
partitive Engels Engelsers

Proper noun

Engels n

  1. English (language)
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From engel + -s.

Alternative forms

Adjective

Engels (comparative Engelser, superlative meest Engels or Engelst)

  1. (obsolete) angelical
    1654, Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer
    Hy, die te vore door een Engelsche Majesteit ondersteunt, Gode aengenaem en waert was, borst, toen hy den mensch naer Godts beelt geschapen zagh, door eenen boosaerdigen naeryver uit, […]
Inflection
Inflection of Engels
uninflected Engels
inflected Engelse
comparative Engelser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Engels Engelser het Engelst
het Engelste
indefinite m./f. sing. Engelse Engelsere Engelste
n. sing. Engels Engelser Engelste
plural Engelse Engelsere Engelste
definite Engelse Engelsere Engelste
partitive Engels Engelsers
Synonyms

German

Noun

Engels

  1. genitive singular of Engel

Proper noun

Engels ? (genitive Engels)

  1. A surname.

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See also: Engels

Danish

Noun

engels c

  1. genitive singular indefinite of engel

Dutch

Noun

engels

  1. (archaic) Genitive singular form of engel