Engel
See also: engel
Czech
Proper noun
Engel
- a surname
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cognate with English angel.
Noun
Engel m (genitive Engels, plural Engel, diminutive Engelchen n or Engellein n or Engelein n or Englein n)
- angel
- Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?
- Do you not know that we will judge angels?
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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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- a surname transferred from the given name
Further reading
- “Engel” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Noun
Engel m (plural Engelen)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
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
Engel m (plural Engel)
- angel (celestial being, messenger)
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