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Etymology

From Old English Englisc, from Engle ("the Angles," a Germanic tribe).

Pronunciation

  • ĭng'glĭsh, /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/, /"INglIS/

Noun

English, plural Englishes

  1. A language originating in England , but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles. Also spoken in the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, Bermuda, and as a second language in many other countries.

Translations

English language

  • Limburgish: ingels
    angliškai
  • Low Saxon: ingelsch
    англиски (anglíski)
  • Malagasy: anglisy
    bahasa Inggeris
    ingliż
    ईंग्रजी (īngradzī)
    англань (anglan')
    англи (angli)
  • Nahuatl: inglesthahtolli
    Anglise
  • Navajo : Bilagáana bizaad
    अँग्रेजी (angredzī)
    engelsk
    anglès
  • Ojibwe: zhaaganaash , zhaaganaashimo , gichi-mookomaanimo
    Englisc
  • O'odham: Milgan ñiok
  • Pali: Āngalabhāsā
  • Persian: انگليسى (engelisi)
    język angielski m
    inglês
    engleză f, limba engleză
    английский (anglíjskij)
  • Saami : engalaskiela
  • Sardinian: ingresu
    енглески (engleski)
    anglický
    angleščina
    ingiriisi
    Jendźelšćina
    inglés
    Kiingereza (noun 7)
    engelska
  • Tagalog: Ingles
  • Tajik: англисӣ / انگلیسی (anglīsī)
    ஆங்கிலம் (aangilam), ஆங்கிலம (aangilama)
    англия (anglija)
  • Thai: ภาษาอังกฤษ (phaasáá angkrit)
  • Tok Pisin: Inglis
    İngilizce
  • Turkmen: iňlisçe / иңлисче
    англійський (anglíjs'kij)
    انگريزي (ingrizi)
    tiếng Anh
    Angljitšina
    saesneg
    ענגליש (English)
  • Xhosa: isiNgesi
    Ngisi , isiNgisi

Related Terms

Noun

English

  1. Person from England — see also Englishman, Englishwoman

Translations

person from England

  • Arabic: بِرِيطَانِيّ (biriʈáːni) m, بِرِيطَانِيَّةٌ (biriʈaníyya) f
  • Breton: Saoz m, Saozon pl, Saozez f, Saozezed f pl
  • Bulgarian: англичанин (angličánin) m, англичанка (angličánka) f
  • Catalan: anglès m, anglesa f
  • Chinese: 英格兰人 (yīnggēlánrén)
  • Danish: englænder
  • Dutch: Engelsman m, Engelse f, Engelsen pl
  • Esperanto: anglo
  • Finnish: englantilainen
  • French: Anglais m, Anglaise f
  • German: Engländer m, Engländerin f
  • Hebrew: אנגלי (angli) m, אנגליה (angliah) f
  • Hindi: अंग्रेज़ (angrezi)
  • Hungarian: angol
  • Indonesian: orang Inggris
  • Interlingua: anglese
  • Irish: Sasanach
  • Italian: inglese
  • Japanese: イギリス人 (いぎりすじん , igirisújin)
  • Korean: 영국인 (英國人 , yeong-guk-in)
  • Kurdish: inglîz
  • Latin: Anglus m
  • Malay : orang Inggeris
  • Norwegian: Engelskmann
  • Ojibwe: zhaaganaash , zhaaganaashi , zhaaganaashag pl, zhaaganaashiwag pl
  • Persian: انگليسي (engelisi)
  • Polish: anglik m, angielka f
  • Portuguese: inglês m, inglesa f, ingleses pl
  • Romanian: englez m, englezoiacã f, englezi m/pl, englezoaice f/pl
  • Russian: англичанин (angličánin) m, англичанка (angličánka) f, англичане (angličánje) pl
  • Serbian: англeз (englez) m, англeскиња (engleskinja) f, англeзи (englezi) m/pl, англeскиње (engleskinje) f/pl
  • Slovak: angličan m, angličanka f
  • Spanish: inglés m, inglesa f
  • Swahili: Mwingereza sg, Waingereza pl (noun 1/2)
  • Swedish: engelsman m, engelska f
  • Tamil: ஆங்கிலேயர் (aangilar)

Adjective

English

  1. Of or pertaining to England or the English language.

Translations

English (adj.)

  • Breton: saoz , related to the language: saoznek
  • Bulgarian: английски m, sg and pl
  • Catalan: anglès m, anglesa f
  • Chinese: 英格兰 (yīnggēlán de)
  • Danish: engelsk
  • Dutch: Engels, Engelse
  • Esperanto: angla
  • Finnish: englantilainen
  • French: anglais m, anglaise f
  • German: englisch
  • Hebrew: אנגלי (angli) m
  • Hindi: अंग्रेज़ी (angrezi)
  • Hungarian: angol
  • Indonesian : Inggris
  • Interlingua: anglese
  • Irish: Sasanach
  • Italian: inglese
  • Japanese: イギリスの (igirisú no)
  • Korean: 영국의 (英國- , yeongguk-ui, yeonggugi)
  • Kurdish: inglîzî
  • Malay : Inggeris
  • Persian: انگليسي (engelisi)
  • Polish: angielski m, angielska f, angielskie n
  • Portuguese: inglês
  • Romanian: englez m, engleză f, englezi m/pl, engleze f/pl
  • Russian: английский (anglíjskij) m, английская (anglíjskaja) f, английское (anglíjskoje) n, английские (anglíjskije) pl
  • Serbian: eнглeски (engleski) m, eнглeскa (engleska) f, eнглeскo (englesko) n, eнглeски (engleski) pl
  • Slovak: anglický m, anglická f, anglické n
  • Spanish: inglés m, inglesa f
  • Swahili: -ingereza
  • Swedish: engelsk
  • Tamil: ஆங்கிலேய (aangila)

See also

  • English language (Wikipedia)



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