Engel

See also: engel

English

Proper noun

Engel (plural Engels)

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Engel

  1. a surname

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋl̩/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Cognate with English angel.

Noun

Engel m (strong, genitive Engels, plural Engel, diminutive Engelchen n or Englein n)

  1. angel
    • 1997 April 1, Rammstein (lyrics and music), “Engel”, in Sehnsucht [Longing]:
      Gott weiß, ich will kein Engel sein
      God knows, I don't want to be an angel
    Wisst ihr nicht, dass wir über die Engel richten werden?
    Do you not know that we will judge angels?
Declension
Declension of Engel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Engel die Engel
genitive eines des Engels der Engel
dative einem dem Engel den Engeln
accusative einen den Engel die Engel
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • →? Yiddish: ענגעל‎ (engel)

Etymology 2

Short form of given names beginning with Engel-, such as Engelbert. Also a nickname for someone with an angelic disposition, or for someone living in a house with a sign of an angel.

Proper noun

Engel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Engels or (with an article) Engel, feminine genitive Engel, plural Engels or Engel)

  1. a surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Declension of Engel [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Engel (eine) (die) Engel (die) Engels, Engel
genitive (eines) (des) Engels, Engel1 (einer) (der) Engel (der) Engels, Engel
dative (einem) (dem) Engel (einer) (der) Engel (den) Engels, Engel
accusative (einen) (den) Engel (eine) (die) Engel (die) Engels, Engel

1With an article.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Engel m (plural Engelen)

  1. angel

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, borrowed from Latin angelus, itself from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos).

Noun

Engel m (plural Engel)

  1. angel (celestial being, messenger)
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