beagle

See also: Beagle

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain, possibly a corruption of beadle in the sense of "constable, detective"; or alternatively from Middle French beegueule (“gaping throat, noisy person, whiner”), from Old French beer (variation of Old French bayer) + Old French gueule. The French bigle is from the English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biːɡəɫ]
• Rhymes: -iːɡəl

Noun

beagle (plural beagles)

1. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
2. A person who snoops on others; a detective.
   • 2002, Susan Isaacs, Long Time No See, page 243

     […] whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good.

3. A bailiff.
4. A small kind of shark.

Translations

dog

• Bulgarian: зайчар (zajčar)
• Czech: bígl m
• Dutch: beagle (nl) m
• Finnish: beagle (fi)
• French: briquet (fr) m
• Interlingue:
• Irish: pocadán m, pocadán beag m
• Malay: anjing beagle
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• Portuguese: beagle (pt) m
• Russian: го́нчая (ru) f (gónčaja)
• Slovak: bígl m
• Spanish: beagle (es) m
• Swedish: beagle (sv)
• Tagalog: aso (tl)
• Welsh: corhelgi m

snooping person

• Bulgarian: доносник (bg) (donosnik)
• Dutch: snuffelaar (nl) m, speurneus (nl) m
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• Finnish: nuuskija (fi)
• Indonesian: siberat

Verb

1. To hunt with beagles.
   • 1933, Charles Pascoe Hawkes, Heydays: a salad of memories and impressions, page 20

     […] reading men who beagled for fresh air and exercise, impecunious hunting men who beagled for economy […]

2. To search.
   • 1997, Fletcher Pratt, A Short History of the Civil War: Ordeal by Fire, page 150

     […] Pope clapped his hand to his forehead and beagled like a maniac; he had clean forgotten Thorofare Gap.

Translations

hunt with beagles

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Anagrams

• Belgae, glebae

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English beagle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːɡəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bea‧gle

Noun

beagle m (plural beagles, diminutive beagletje n)

1. beagle (hound)

Anagrams

• belage

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Finnish

Noun

beagle

1. beagle (dog)

Declension

Inflection of beagle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		beagle	beaglet
genitive		beaglen	beaglejen
partitive		beaglea	beagleja
illative		beagleen	beagleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		beagle	beaglet
accusative	nom.	beagle	beaglet
	gen.	beaglen
genitive		beaglen	beaglejen beaglein rare
partitive		beaglea	beagleja
inessive		beaglessa	beagleissa
elative		beaglesta	beagleista
illative		beagleen	beagleihin
adessive		beaglella	beagleilla
ablative		beaglelta	beagleilta
allative		beaglelle	beagleille
essive		beaglena	beagleina
translative		beagleksi	beagleiksi
abessive		beagletta	beagleitta
instructive		—	beaglein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of beagle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beagleni beagleni accusative nom. beagleni beagleni gen. beagleni genitive beagleni beaglejeni beagleini rare partitive beagleani beaglejani inessive beaglessani beagleissani elative beaglestani beagleistani illative beagleeni beagleihini adessive beaglellani beagleillani ablative beagleltani beagleiltani allative beaglelleni beagleilleni essive beaglenani beagleinani translative beaglekseni beagleikseni abessive beaglettani beagleittani instructive — — comitative — beagleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative beaglesi beaglesi accusative nom. beaglesi beaglesi gen. beaglesi genitive beaglesi beaglejesi beagleisi rare partitive beagleasi beaglejasi inessive beaglessasi beagleissasi elative beaglestasi beagleistasi illative beagleesi beagleihisi adessive beaglellasi beagleillasi ablative beagleltasi beagleiltasi allative beaglellesi beagleillesi essive beaglenasi beagleinasi translative beagleksesi beagleiksesi abessive beaglettasi beagleittasi instructive — — comitative — beagleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beaglemme beaglemme accusative nom. beaglemme beaglemme gen. beaglemme genitive beaglemme beaglejemme beagleimme rare partitive beagleamme beaglejamme inessive beaglessamme beagleissamme elative beaglestamme beagleistamme illative beagleemme beagleihimme adessive beaglellamme beagleillamme ablative beagleltamme beagleiltamme allative beaglellemme beagleillemme essive beaglenamme beagleinamme translative beagleksemme beagleiksemme abessive beaglettamme beagleittamme instructive — — comitative — beagleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative beaglenne beaglenne accusative nom. beaglenne beaglenne gen. beaglenne genitive beaglenne beaglejenne beagleinne rare partitive beagleanne beaglejanne inessive beaglessanne beagleissanne elative beaglestanne beagleistanne illative beagleenne beagleihinne adessive beaglellanne beagleillanne ablative beagleltanne beagleiltanne allative beaglellenne beagleillenne essive beaglenanne beagleinanne translative beagleksenne beagleiksenne abessive beaglettanne beagleittanne instructive — — comitative — beagleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative beaglensa beaglensa accusative nom. beaglensa beaglensa gen. beaglensa genitive beaglensa beaglejensa beagleinsa rare partitive beagleaan beagleansa beaglejaan beaglejansa inessive beaglessaan beaglessansa beagleissaan beagleissansa elative beaglestaan beaglestansa beagleistaan beagleistansa illative beagleensa beagleihinsa adessive beaglellaan beaglellansa beagleillaan beagleillansa ablative beagleltaan beagleltansa beagleiltaan beagleiltansa allative beaglelleen beaglellensa beagleilleen beagleillensa essive beaglenaan beaglenansa beagleinaan beagleinansa translative beaglekseen beagleksensa beagleikseen beagleiksensa abessive beaglettaan beaglettansa beagleittaan beagleittansa instructive — — comitative — beagleineen beagleinensa

Compounds

• beagle-harrier
• elizabethinbeagle
• kerrynbeagle
• taskubeagle

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biɡl/

Noun

beagle m (plural beagles)

1. beagle (dog)

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Portuguese

Noun

1. beagle (small breed of dog)

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Spanish

Noun

beagle m (plural beagles)

1. beagle