singel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch singele, with the sense of a moat, from Old French sengle, cengle (“fence”), from Latin cingulum (“belt”). Doublet of cingel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.ŋəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sin‧gel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋəl

Noun

singel m (plural singels, diminutive singeltje n)

1. a body of water surrounding the inner portion of a city or a village

   Synonyms: singelgracht, gracht

2. a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place; bellyband; girth

Derived terms

• omsingelen

Related terms

• cingel

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: singel (dated)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋəl/ [ˈsi.ŋəl]
• Rhymes: -iŋəl
• Syllabification: si‧ngel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch cingel (“cincture”), from Latin cingulum (“belt”).

Cincture as part of a Catholic priest vestment.

Noun

singel (plural singel-singel)

1. (Catholicism) cincture: a girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English single, from Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”).

Noun

singel (plural singel-singel)

1. (music) single:

   Synonym: tembang

   1. a 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B
   2. a popular song released and sold (on any format) nominally on its own though usually having at least one extra track

Further reading

• “singel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English single. Ultimately from Latin singulus, through Old French single. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål samme.

Adjective

singel (neuter singular singelt, definite singular and plural single, comparative singlere, indefinite superlative singlest, definite superlative singleste)

1. not in a relationship, single

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singeler, definite plural singelene)

1. (music) a single (record or CD)

   Synonyms: single, singelplate

2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Dutch [Term?]

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singler, definite plural singlene)

1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

References

• “singel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English single and singles.

Alternative forms

• single

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singelar, definite plural singelane)

1. (music) a single (record or CD)
2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)

Synonyms

• singelplate (record)

Etymology 2

From English single.

Alternative forms

• single

Adjective

singel (masculine and feminine singel, neuter singelt, definite singular and plural single)

1. single, alone

Etymology 3

Possibly from Dutch.

Noun

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singlar, definite plural singlane)

1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

Etymology 4

From the verb single (“make a crackling, ringing sound”).

Noun

singel n (definite singular singelet, indefinite plural singel, definite plural singela)

1. (onomatopoetic) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonym: singling

References

• “singel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English single, from Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋ.ɡɛl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡɛl
• Syllabification: sin‧gel

Noun

singel m inan

1. (badminton, music, tennis, card games) alternative spelling of singiel

Declension

Declension of singel

	singular	plural
nominative	singel	single
genitive	singla	singli/singlów
dative	singlowi	singlom
accusative	singla	single
instrumental	singlem	singlami
locative	singlu	singlach
vocative	singlu	single

Noun

singel m pers (female equivalent singelka)

1. alternative spelling of singiel

Declension

Declension of singel

	singular	plural
nominative	singel	single
genitive	singla	singli
dative	singlowi	singlom
accusative	singla	singli
instrumental	singlem	singlami
locative	singlu	singlach
vocative	singlu	single

Derived terms

adjective

• singlowy

nouns

• singlista
• singlistka

Related terms

noun

• singleton

Further reading

• singel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• singel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Adjective

singel (not comparable)

1. (often in compounds) single (involving only one person or thing)

   singelolycka

   single-vehicle accident; single-vehicle crash

   (literally, “single accident”)

   singelmamma

   single mom

See also

• enkel

Noun

singel c

1. a single (someone not in a relationship)

   Heta singlar nära dig

   Hot singles near you

   Sen pojkvännen gjorde slut har hon varit singel

   [Ever] since her boyfriend broke up with her, she has been single

   See vara for why there is no article.

2. (music) a single

   Låten släpptes som singel

   The song was released as a single

3. (sports, tennis) singles, single

   Antonym: dubbel

   damsingel

   women's singles

   herrsingel

   men's singles

4. (playing cards) a singleton

Declension

Declension of singel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	singel	singels
	definite	singeln	singelns
plural	indefinite	singlar	singlars
	definite	singlarna	singlarnas

Noun

singel c

1. coarse gravel, shingle (with a grain size of around 6–20 mm)

   ärtsingel

   pea gravel

Declension

Declension of singel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	singel	singels
	definite	singeln	singelns
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• grus (“gravel”)

References

• “singel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “singel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “singel”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• igelns, snigel