Englisch

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋlɪʃ/, [ˈʔɛŋlɪʃ]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (nonstandard, /ˈɛŋ.ɡlɪʃ/):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lisch
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Proper noun

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Englisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Englisch or Englischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Englische, alternative genitive Englischen, no plural)

  1. English (language)
  2. (soccer, dialectal, parts of western Germany) A children’s game for three or more participants played with one goal. Players try to reduce the goalkeeper’s points by scoring volley goals. Missing the goal makes the respective player the goalkeeper. The first player to forfeit all their points is the loser.
    Synonyms: Hochball, Hoch-rein

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Englisc; equivalent to Engle +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnɡliʃ/, /ˈinɡliʃ/, /ˈanɡliʃ/

Adjective

Englisch

  1. of England; from England
  2. of the (Middle) English language

Descendants

  • English: English
  • Scots: Inglis

References

Proper noun

Englisch

  1. The English people
  2. The (Middle) English language

Descendants

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