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Angel.

tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaŋəl/[ˈʔa.ŋl̩]
  1. tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))

    feminine
  2. fishhook

    feminine · obsolete
  3. hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)

    feminine
  4. tang (of a sword or knife)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Compare Dutch angel, hengel, English angle.

noun/ˈaŋəl/[ˈʔa.ŋl̩]
  1. Angle (member of a historic Germanic tribe)

    historical · in-plural · masculine · weak
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