mangels

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English

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Noun

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mangels

  1. plural of mangel

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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mangels c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of mangel

German

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Etymology

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From genitive singular of Mangel (lack). Compare betreffs (in regards to), from genitive singular of Betreff (subject (of an email)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaŋəls/
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Preposition

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mangels [with genitive]

  1. (formal) for lack of, due to lack of
    Mangels Geld konnte ich mir kein Mittagessen kaufen.
    For lack of money, I could not buy lunch.

Further reading

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  • mangels” in Duden online
  • mangels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache