Engel

See also: engel

Czech

Proper noun

Engel

1. a surname

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋl̩/

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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)

1. angel

   Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?

   Do you not know that we will judge angels?

Hyponyms

• Erzengel
• Cherub
• Seraph

Derived terms

• engelhaft
• engelrein
• Engelsburg
• Engelschar
• engelschön
• Engelsflügel

• Engelsgesicht
• engelsgleich
• Engelsmusik
• Engelszungen
• englisch
• gefallener Engel
• Schutzengel

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

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

• “Engel” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Noun

Engel m (plural Engelen)

1. angel

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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)

1. angel (celestial being, messenger)