Angle

See also: angle, anglè, anglė, and -angle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Anglus, in turn borrowed from a Germanic source (compare Old English Ængle/Engle (“Angle”)). Probably derived from the toponym Angle, related to Proto-Germanic *anguz "narrow, tight; tapering", either indicating the "narrow" water (i.e. the Schlei estuary), or the shape of the peninsula.

Folk etymology linking the word to English angel or any antecedents is demonstrably false.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Noun

Angle (plural Angles)

  1. (historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tamil: ஆங்கிலம் (āṅkilam)

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French

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin Anglus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ɡl/
    • Audio (France (Paris)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Homophone: angle

    Noun

    Angle m or f by sense (plural Angles)

    1. Angle

    Derived terms

    Latin

    Proper noun

    Angle

    1. vocative singular of Anglus

    Mauritian Creole

    Etymology

    From French Anglais.

    Noun

    Angle (feminine Anglez)

    1. English person

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.ɡle/, [ˈɑŋ.ɡle]

    Proper noun

    Angle m pl

    1. alternative form of Engle
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