anglis

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Latvian

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Etymology

Ultimately (like the word English itself) from Angles, the name of an old Germanic tribe.

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

anglis m (2nd declension, feminine form: angliete)

  1. an Englishman, a man born in England
  2. (genitive plural): English; pertaining to England and its people
    angļu valodathe English language
    angļu teātrisEnglish theater
  3. (loosely) a citizen of the United Kingdom; (in the genitive plural) relating to the United Kingdom or its citizens
  4. (historical, in the plural) the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 5th century

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Synonyms

  • brits (usually plural, briti) (Note: not wholly synonymous)

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Lithuanian

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *anˀglis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (coal).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɐŋˈɡlʲɪs/

Noun

anglìs f (plural añglys) stress pattern 4

  1. charcoal (charred remains after a fire)
  2. (sometimes in plural) coal (fuel mined from the earth)
  3. carbon (chemical element with atomic number 6 and symbol C)

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