énghel

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, borrowed from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), itself probably a loanword. Cognate with German Engel.

Noun[edit]

énghel m (plural énghele)

  1. (Sette Comuni) angel
    Énghele un tòibale möghentzich net zégan.
    Angels and demons may not see each other.

References[edit]

  • “énghel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo