egel

See also: Egel

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡel/ [ʔɛˈɡɛl]
• Hyphenation: e‧gel

Noun

egél m 

1. docility

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eghel, from Old Dutch *igil, from Proto-West Germanic *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Compare German Igel. 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

Derived terms

• egelgras
• egelskop
• egelstelling
• egelvarken
• egelvis
• egelzwijn
• mierenegel
• zee-egel
• zwijnegel

See also

• stekelvarken

Anagrams

• geel, gele, leeg, lege