anglus

Latin

Noun

anglus m (genitive anglī); second declension (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. syncopated form of angulus (“corner”)
   • [3rd–4th century, Appendix Probi, line 10:

     angulus non anglus

     (The correct form is) angulus, not anglus]

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	anglus	anglī
genitive	anglī	anglōrum
dative	anglō	anglīs
accusative	anglum	anglōs
ablative	anglō	anglīs
vocative	angle	anglī

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Latin angelus (“angel”), from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Compare Nefusa anaǧlusan (“angels”), Tuareg ănǧălos (“angel”), Northern Saharan Berber anǧǝlus (“young child, vague supernatural spirits”), Ghadames anǧalús (“inspiration”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɡlus/

Noun

anglus m (plural inglusn, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵏⴳⵍⵓⵙ, Arabic spelling آنڭلوس)

1. boy

   Synonyms: afrux, arba, azzan

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 336a