bagatel

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Danish

Etymology

From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.

Pronunciation

Noun

bagatel c (singular definite bagatellen, plural indefinite bagateller)

  1. bagatelle, trifle
  2. bagatelle (a short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)

Inflection

Declension of bagatel
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bagatel bagatellen bagateller bagatellerne
genitive bagatels bagatellens bagatellers bagatellernes

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from the diminutive of Latin baca (“berry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaː.ɣaːˈtɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ga‧tel
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

bagatel f or m (plural bagatellen, diminutive bagatelletje n)

  1. a negligible sum, a tiny amount
  2. trinket
  3. trifle, futility

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: bagatèl, bagatel

Anagrams

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

bagatel n (plural bagatele)

  1. Alternative form of bagatelă
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