Engel

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See also: engel and əngəl

English

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Proper noun

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Engel (plural Engels)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Engel m anim (female equivalent Engelová)

  1. a male surname from German

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Further reading

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  • Engel”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋl̩/
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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cognate with English angel.

Noun

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Engel m (strong, genitive Engels, plural Engel, diminutive Engelchen n or Englein n)

  1. angel
    Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?
    Do you not know that we will judge angels?
    • 1997 April 1, Rammstein (lyrics and music), “Engel”, in Sehnsucht:
      Gott weiß, ich will kein Engel sein
      God knows, I don't want to be an angel
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • ? Yiddish: ענגעל (engel)

Etymology 2

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Short form of given names beginning with Engel-, such as Engelbert. Also a nickname for someone with an angelic disposition, or for someone living in a house with a sign of an angel.

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname transferred from the given name
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Luxembourgish

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Noun

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Engel m (plural Engelen)

  1. angel

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, borrowed from Latin angelus, itself from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

Noun

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Engel m (plural Engel)

  1. angel (celestial being, messenger)