Englisch

See also: englisch

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋlɪʃ/, [ˈʔɛŋlɪʃ]
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  • Audio (nonstandard); /ˈɛŋ.ɡlɪʃ/:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Eng‧lisch
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Proper noun

Englisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Englisch or Englischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Englische, alternative genitive Englischen, no plural)

  1. English (language)

Declension

Declension of Englisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]
singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
(usually without article) noun def. noun
nominative (das) Englisch das Englische
genitive (des) Englisch, Englischs des Englischen
dative (dem) Englisch dem Englischen
accusative (das) Englisch das Englische

Meronyms

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Noun

Englisch n (strong, genitive Englischs, no plural)

  1. (soccer, dialectal, parts of western Germany) A children’s game for three or more participants played with one goal. Players try to reduce the goalkeeper’s points by scoring volley goals. Missing the goal makes the respective player the goalkeeper. The first player to forfeit all their points is the loser.
    Synonyms: Hochball, Hoch-rein

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Englisc; equivalent to Engle +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Englisch

  1. of England; from England
  2. of the (Middle) English language

Descendants

  • English: English
  • Scots: Inglis

References

Proper noun

Englisch

  1. The English people
  2. The (Middle) English language

Descendants

References

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