Engels

See also: engels

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Engels (plural Engelses)

1. A surname from German.

   Friedrich Engels

Translations

surname

• Armenian: Էնգելս (hy) (Ēngels)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 恩格斯 (zh) (Ēngésī)

• German: Engels (de)
• Japanese: エンゲルス (Engerusu)
• Russian: Э́нгельс (ru) (Éngelʹs)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Engels

1. plural of Engel

Anagrams

• engles, gleens, glenes

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ̃ˑŋəls/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Engels

1. English (the language)

Adjective

Engels (attributive Engelse, not comparable)

1. English

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋəls/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: En‧gels
• Rhymes: -ɛŋəls

Etymology 1

From Engeland +‎ -s.

Alternative forms

• Engelsch (obsolete spelling)

Adjective

Engels (comparative Engelser, superlative meest Engels or Engelst)

1. English

Inflection

Declension 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	—

Derived terms

• Engels gras
• Engelse drop
• Engelse kwikstaart
• Engelse wals

Proper noun

Engels n

1. English (language)

Derived terms

• Oudengels
• Middelengels
• Vroegnieuwengels
• Nieuwengels

Related terms

• Engeland
• Engelsman/Engelse

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: engels

Etymology 2

From engel +‎ -s.

Alternative forms

• Engelsch (obsolete spelling)

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, […]

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Inflection

Declension 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

• engelachtig

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Engels

1. genitive singular of Engel

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Engels m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engels' or (with an article) Engels, feminine genitive Engels, plural Engels or Engelsens)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Engels [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Engels	(eine)	(die)	Engels	(die)	Engels, Engelsens
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Engels', Engels1	(einer)	(der)	Engels	(der)	Engels, Engelsens
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Engels	(einer)	(der)	Engels	(den)	Engels, Engelsens
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Engels	(eine)	(die)	Engels	(die)	Engels, Engelsens

¹With an article.