Angel

See also: Appendix:Variations of "angel"

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Angell

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eɪndʒəl

Noun

Angel (plural Angels)

1. Alternative letter-case form of angel.
   • 1858, Frederick William Faber, Ethel's Book; or, Tales of the Angels, page 59:

     When men are impatient with children, it is extremely displeasing to the Angels;

   • 2011, James A. Oleson, In Their Own Words - the Final Chapter, page 93:

     But alas, we were directed to climb over the ship to Angels 12 to provide protection to the ship.

2. (baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.

   Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.

Proper noun

Angel (plural Angels)

1. A unisex given name
   1. A male given name
      • 1973, Roald Dahl, More Tales of the Unexpected: Mr Botibol:

        "What is your first name, Mr Botibol? What does the A stand for?" "Angel," he answered. "Not Angel." "Yes," he said irritably. "Angel Botibol," she murmured and she began to giggle. But she checked herself and said, "I think it's a most unusual and distinguished name."

      1. A male given name, variant of Angelo
      2. A male given name from Latin Angelus [in turn from Ancient Greek], used since 16th century
      3. A male given name from Spanish Ángel, as an anglicization
   2. A female given name
      1. A female given name, variant of Angela
      2. A female given name from English, of modern usage, from the English noun angel.
2. A surname
   • 1891 [September], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Adventure III.—A Case of Identity.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume II (July to December), number [9], London: […], page 250, column 2:

     At last when nothing else would do he went off to France upon the business of the firm, but we went, mother and I, with Mr. Hardy, who used to be our foreman, and it was there I met Mr. Hosmer Angel.

   1. A surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname
   2. A surname originating as a patronymic
   3. A surname transferred from the given name

Translations

male given name — see Angelo

female given name — see Angela

Anagrams

• -angle, Angle, Elgan, Galen, Lange, Legan, Nagle, agnel, angle, genal, glean, lenga

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From English Angel.

Proper noun

Angel

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

From Spanish Ángel.

Proper noun

Angel

1. a male given name from Spanish

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Anglus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ŋəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: An‧gel

Noun

Angel m (plural Angelen, no diminutive)

1. (historical, chiefly plural) Angle

German

FWOTD – 29 January 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋəl/, [ˈʔa.ŋl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aŋəl, -aŋl̩
• Hyphenation: An‧gel

Etymology 1

From Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Compare Dutch angel, hengel, English angle.

Noun

Angel f (genitive Angel, plural Angeln)

1. (fishing) tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))
2. (obsolete) fishhook

   Synonym: Angelhaken

3. (architecture) hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)

   Synonym: Scharnier

   • 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Kings I 7:50:

     Auch die Angeln an den Türen des inneren Hauses, des Allerheiligsten, und an den Türen der Tempelhalle waren aus Gold.

     Also the hinges on the doors of the inner house, the Holy of Holies, and on the doors of the temple hall, were of gold.

4. (weaponry) tang (of a sword or knife)

Declension

Declension of Angel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Angel	die	Angeln
genitive	einer	der	Angel	der	Angeln
dative	einer	der	Angel	den	Angeln
accusative	eine	die	Angel	die	Angeln

Derived terms

• angeln
• aus den Angeln heben
• Fensterangel
• Fischangel
• Fußangel
• Laufangel
• Magnetangel
• Sperrangel
• Torangel
• Türangel
• zwischen Tür und Angel

Related terms

• Angelausflug
• Angelerlaubnis
• Angelerlebnis
• Angelhaken
• Angelkarte
• Angelleine
• Angelparadies
• Angelrevier
• Angelrute
• Angelschein
• Angelschnur
• Angelsport
• Angelstab
• Angelufer
• Angelurlaub
• Angelverein
• Angelzone

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Angel m (weak, genitive Angeln, plural Angeln)

1. (historical, chiefly in the plural) Angle (member of a historic Germanic tribe)

Usage notes

• The modern inhabitants of Angeln are called Angelner or Angeliter.

Declension

Declension of Angel [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Angel	die	Angeln
genitive	eines	des	Angeln	der	Angeln
dative	einem	dem	Angeln	den	Angeln
accusative	einen	den	Angeln	die	Angeln

Related terms

• Angeln n
• Angelsachse

Further reading

• “Angel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Angel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Angel” in Duden online

Anagrams

• Algen, Lagen, Lange, Nagel, angle, lagen, lange, nagel

Hunsrik

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.

Proto-Germanic *angulaz

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.

Proto-Germanic *angô

Proto-Germanic *angulō

Old High German angul

Middle High German angel

Hunsrik Angel

Inherited from Middle High German angel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋəl/
• Rhymes: -aŋəl
• Syllabification: An‧gel

Noun

Angel f (plural Angle, diminutive Angelche)

1. fishing rod
2. stinger (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack)

Derived terms

• Angelhoke
• angle
• Angler
• Bieneangel

Old English

Etymology

From or related to Engle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.ɡel/, [ˈɑŋ.ɡel]

Proper noun

Angel f

1. Anglia (peninsula in Jutland, in Schleswig in northermost Germany, where the Angles are supposed to have originated)

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Angel	—
accusative	Angle	—
genitive	Angle	—
dative	Angle	—

Derived terms

• Angel-

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German angel, from Old Saxon angul, from Proto-West Germanic *angulu.

Noun

Angel f (plural Angelen)

1. fishing rod and line

Derived terms

• Angelschnua

Related terms

• angeln

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Angel.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔejnd͡ʒel/ [ˈʔeɪ̯n̪.d͡ʒɛl]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔejndjel/ [ˈʔeɪ̯n̪.d̪jɛl]
• Rhymes: -ejnd͡ʒel, (no palatal assimilation) -ejndjel
• Syllabification: A‧ngel

Proper noun

Angel (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin Angelusbor.

Spanish Ángelbor.

Tagalog Angel

Borrowed from Spanish Ángel. Doublet of Angelo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋhel/ [ˈʔaŋ.hɛl]
• Rhymes: -aŋhel
• Syllabification: An‧gel

Proper noun

Angel (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish