echel

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See also: Echel

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch echel, ēgele, from Old Dutch *egela, from Proto-West Germanic *egalu (leech). Related with egel (hedgehog). Cognate with German Egel (leech).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.xəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: echel

Noun

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echel f (plural echels, diminutive echeltje n)

  1. (dated) leech, in particular one species used in bloodletting, the European medical leech, Hirudo officinalis

Synonyms

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *aksilā. Cognate with Latin axis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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echel f (plural echelau or echelydd or echeli or echyl)

  1. axle
  2. (geometry, dated) axis
    Synonym: (more common) echelin

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
echel unchanged unchanged hechel
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “echel”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies