egel

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈɡel/
  • Hyphenation: e‧gel

Noun

egél m 

  1. docility

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eghel, from Old Dutch *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Echel (“leech”) is commonly thought to be related to this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɣəl/
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  • Hyphenation: egel
  • Rhymes: -eːɣəl

Noun

egel m (plural egels, diminutive egeltje n)

  1. hedgehog

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