Englisch

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Englisch. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Englisch, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Englisch in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Englisch you have here. The definition of the word Englisch will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofEnglisch, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: englisch

German

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

A user suggests that this German entry be cleaned up, giving the reason: “text displays "proper noun, language name" - but the game is no language”.
Please see the discussion on Requests for cleanup(+) for more information and remove this template after the problem has been dealt with.

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)
  2. (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

Declension

Declension of Englisch
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

(language):

(diachronic)

(synchronic)

Derived terms

(language):

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Englisc; equivalent to Engle +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛnɡliʃ/, /ˈinɡliʃ/, /ˈanɡliʃ/

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

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia