ángel

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "angel"

Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Spanish angel, borrowed from Late Latin angelus (“messenger, angel”), or alternatively perhaps an early borrowing from Old Occitan (compare Catalan àngel, Occitan àngel) or another Gallo-Romance language, explaining the lack of a final -o; a variant dialectal form ángelo is attested, however.[1] The Latin word itself derives from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, envoy, angel”). Compare cognate Ladino andjel and the inherited Portuguese anjo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈanxel/ [ˈãŋ.xel]
  • Rhymes: -anxel
  • Syllabification: án‧gel

Noun[edit]

ángel m (plural ángeles)

  1. angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity)
  2. angel (one of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues)
  3. angel (a person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → O'odham: aŋhil
  • → Quechua: anqil
  • → Tagalog: anghel
  • → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öngel
  • → Waray-Waray: anghel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading[edit]

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