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English

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A beagle.

Etymology

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From Middle English *begel (begles (plural)), of uncertain origin. Possibly a corruption of Middle English bedel (beadle) in the sense of "constable, detective" (for change of d compare Middle English bugge from Old English budda; Middle English -inge from -inde; etc.); or alternatively from Middle French beegueule (one who keeps their mouth open), whence modern French bégueule (a colloquial insult said to women of low status and accused of stupidity, who always have their mouths gaped or open; a prude); from Old French beer, bayer (to gape, gawk) + Old French gueule (gullet). The modern French bigle (beagle) however is a borrowing from the English.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beagle (plural beagles)

  1. A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
  2. A person who snoops on others; a detective.
    • 2002, Susan Isaacs, Long Time No See, page 243:
      [] whereas burying a body in the wooded area beyond the backyard was the quickest way to make a Nassau County Police Department beagle look good.
  3. A bailiff.
  4. A small kind of shark.

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Verb

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beagle (third-person singular simple present beagles, present participle beagling, simple past and past participle beagled)

  1. To hunt with beagles.
    • 1933, Charles Pascoe Hawkes, Heydays: a salad of memories and impressions, page 20:
      [] reading men who beagled for fresh air and exercise, impecunious hunting men who beagled for economy []
  2. To search.
    • 1997, Fletcher Pratt, A Short History of the Civil War: Ordeal by Fire, page 150:
      [] Pope clapped his hand to his forehead and beagled like a maniac; he had clean forgotten Thorofare Gap.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English beagle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bea‧gle

Noun

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beagle m (plural beagles, diminutive beagletje n)

  1. beagle (hound)

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English beagle.

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Noun

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beagle

  1. beagle (dog)

Declension

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Inflection of beagle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative beagle beaglet
genitive beaglen beaglejen
partitive beaglea beagleja
illative beagleen beagleihin
singular plural
nominative beagle beaglet
accusative nom. beagle beaglet
gen. beaglen
genitive beaglen beaglejen
beaglein rare
partitive beaglea beagleja
inessive beaglessa beagleissa
elative beaglesta beagleista
illative beagleen beagleihin
adessive beaglella beagleilla
ablative beaglelta beagleilta
allative beaglelle beagleille
essive beaglena beagleina
translative beagleksi beagleiksi
abessive beagletta beagleitta
instructive beaglein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of beagle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative beagleni beagleni
accusative nom. beagleni beagleni
gen. beagleni
genitive beagleni beaglejeni
beagleini rare
partitive beagleani beaglejani
inessive beaglessani beagleissani
elative beaglestani beagleistani
illative beagleeni beagleihini
adessive beaglellani beagleillani
ablative beagleltani beagleiltani
allative beaglelleni beagleilleni
essive beaglenani beagleinani
translative beaglekseni beagleikseni
abessive beaglettani beagleittani
instructive
comitative beagleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative beaglesi beaglesi
accusative nom. beaglesi beaglesi
gen. beaglesi
genitive beaglesi beaglejesi
beagleisi rare
partitive beagleasi beaglejasi
inessive beaglessasi beagleissasi
elative beaglestasi beagleistasi
illative beagleesi beagleihisi
adessive beaglellasi beagleillasi
ablative beagleltasi beagleiltasi
allative beaglellesi beagleillesi
essive beaglenasi beagleinasi
translative beagleksesi beagleiksesi
abessive beaglettasi beagleittasi
instructive
comitative beagleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative beaglemme beaglemme
accusative nom. beaglemme beaglemme
gen. beaglemme
genitive beaglemme beaglejemme
beagleimme rare
partitive beagleamme beaglejamme
inessive beaglessamme beagleissamme
elative beaglestamme beagleistamme
illative beagleemme beagleihimme
adessive beaglellamme beagleillamme
ablative beagleltamme beagleiltamme
allative beaglellemme beagleillemme
essive beaglenamme beagleinamme
translative beagleksemme beagleiksemme
abessive beaglettamme beagleittamme
instructive
comitative beagleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative beaglenne beaglenne
accusative nom. beaglenne beaglenne
gen. beaglenne
genitive beaglenne beaglejenne
beagleinne rare
partitive beagleanne beaglejanne
inessive beaglessanne beagleissanne
elative beaglestanne beagleistanne
illative beagleenne beagleihinne
adessive beaglellanne beagleillanne
ablative beagleltanne beagleiltanne
allative beaglellenne beagleillenne
essive beaglenanne beagleinanne
translative beagleksenne beagleiksenne
abessive beaglettanne beagleittanne
instructive
comitative beagleinenne

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Further reading

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French

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beagle m (plural beagles)

  1. beagle (dog)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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beagle

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English beagle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiɡl/
  • Rhymes: -iɡl
  • Syllabification: beagle

Noun

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beagle m animal

  1. beagle (small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares)

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Further reading

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  • beagle in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • beagle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • beagle in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Noun

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beagle m or f by sense (plural beagles)

  1. beagle (small breed of dog)

Spanish

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Noun

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beagle m (plural beagles)

  1. beagle