Angel

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English

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪndʒəl

Noun

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Angel (plural Angels)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of angel.
    • 1858, Frederick William Faber, Ethel's Book; or, Tales of the Angels, page 59:
      When men are impatient with children, it is extremely displeasing to the Angels;
    • 2011, James A. Oleson, In Their Own Words - the Final Chapter, page 93:
      But alas, we were directed to climb over the ship to Angels 12 to provide protection to the ship.

Proper noun

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Angel (plural Angels)

  1. A male given name from Latin Angelus [in turn from Ancient Greek], used since 16th century; or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
    • 1973, Roald Dahl, More Tales of the Unexpected: Mr Botibol:
      "What is your first name, Mr Botibol? What does the A stand for?" "Angel," he answered. "Not Angel." "Yes," he said irritably. "Angel Botibol," she murmured and she began to giggle. But she checked herself and said, "I think it's a most unusual and distinguished name."
  2. A surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.
  3. A female given name from English of modern usage from the English noun angel.
  4. (baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.
    Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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From English Angel.

Proper noun

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Angel

  1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

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From Spanish Ángel.

Proper noun

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Angel

  1. a male given name from Spanish

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Anglus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ŋəl/
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  • Hyphenation: An‧gel

Noun

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Angel m (plural Angelen)

  1. (historical, chiefly plural) Angle

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (something bent, hook). Compare Dutch angel, hengel, English angle.

Noun

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Angel f (genitive Angel, plural Angeln)

  1. (fishing) tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook, line and rod)
  2. (obsolete) fishhook
    Synonym: Angelhaken
  3. (architecture) hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)
    Synonym: Scharnier
    • 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Kings I 7:50:
      Auch die Angeln an den Türen des inneren Hauses, des Allerheiligsten, und an den Türen der Tempelhalle waren aus Gold.
      Also the hinges on the doors of the inner house, the Holy of Holies, and on the doors of the temple hall, were of gold.
  4. (weaponry) tang (of a sword or knife)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Angel m (weak, genitive Angeln, plural Angeln)

  1. (historical, chiefly in the plural) Angle (member of historic Germanic tribe)
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Further reading

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  • Angel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Angel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Angel” in Duden online

Old English

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Etymology

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From or related to Engle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.ɡel/, [ˈɑŋ.ɡel]

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Angel f

  1. Anglia (peninsula in Jutland, in Schleswig in northermost Germany, where the Angles are supposed to have originated)

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Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Angel f (plural Angelen)

  1. fishing rod and line

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English Angel.

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Angel (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌ᜔ᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. a female given name from English

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish Ángel.

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Angel (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. a male given name from Spanish