egel

See also: Egel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eghel, from Old Dutch *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːɣəl/

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• Rhymes: -eːɣəl

Noun

egel m (plural egels, diminutive egeltje n)

1. hedgehog

Derived terms

• egelgras
• egelstelling
• egelvarken
• egelvis
• egelzwijn
• mierenegel
• zee-egel
• zwijnegel

 

See also

• stekelvarken

Anagrams

• geel, gele, leeg, lege