English

== English == === Alternative forms === Inglish (dated, rare) Englishe (archaic) (spin): english (US) (render into English): english (dated, rare) === Etymology === From Middle English Englisch, English, Inglis, from Old English Englisċ (“of the Angles; English”), from Engle (“the Angles”), a Germanic tribe +‎ -isċ; equivalent to Engle +‎ -ish. Compare West Frisian Ingelsk, Scots Inglis (older ynglis), Dutch Engels, Danish engelsk, Old French Englesche (whence French anglais), German englisch, Spanish inglés, all ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”) (compare Sanskrit अंहु (áṃhu, “narrow”), अंहस् (áṃhas, “anxiety, sin”), Latin angustus (“narrow”), Old Church Slavonic ѫзъкъ (ǫzŭkŭ, “narrow”)). More at Angles (tribe) § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/, (non-standard) /ˈɪŋɡəlɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɪŋɡləʃ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪŋˈɡlɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡlɪʃ Hyphenation: Engl‧ish === Adjective === English (comparative more English, superlative most English) Of or pertaining to England. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen). Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure. (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German. (film, television) Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera. Coordinate term: Chinese ==== Synonyms ==== (related to England): southron (Scots) ==== Hyponyms ==== Anglish ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === English (countable and uncountable, plural English or Englishes) (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen. 1979, Stormont Mancroft, Bees in Some Bonnets, p. 175: Cricket—a game which the English, not being a spiritual people, have invented in order to give themselves some conception of eternity. (Amish, in the plural) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community. (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically. (uncountable) A particular instance of the English language, including: The English term or expression for some thing or idea. The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication. A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English. Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes. (printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point. (uncountable, Canada, US) Alternative form of english. ==== Usage notes ==== The use of the plural form Englishes occurred in early modern English but is only seldom and exceptionally encountered in contemporary English. As with other collective demonyms, English is preceded by the definite article or some other determiner when referring to the people of England collectively. ==== Synonyms ==== (English people): southrons (Scots) (type size): (German contexts) Mittel, (French contexts) Augustin ==== Coordinate terms ==== (sidespin): draw, follow ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === English (countable and uncountable, plural Englishes) The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world. Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:English language A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English. English language, literature, composition as a subject of study An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain. A male or female given name. A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia. ==== Usage notes ==== (language spoken in British Isles, North America, etc.): As with the names of almost all languages, English, when it means "the English language", does not usually require an article. Hence: "Say it in plain English!" ==== Hypernyms ==== (language spoken in British Isles, North America, etc.): language ==== Meronyms ==== See also Thesaurus:English language (language spoken in British Isles, North America, etc.): Standard English (diachronic) Middle English, Medieval English Early Middle English, early Middle English Late Middle English, late Middle English New English, Modern English Early New English, Early Modern English Late Modern English ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cherokee: ᎩᎵᏏ (gilisi) → Māori: Ingarihi → Ukrainian: і́нгліш (ínhliš) (referring to the English language as a school subject) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === English (third-person singular simple present Englishes, present participle Englishing, simple past and past participle Englished) (transitive; archaic or rare) To translate, adapt or render into English. , page 214 (2001 reprint): […] severe prohibuit viris suis tum misceri feminas in consuetis suis menstruis, etc. I spare to English this which I have said. 2011, Colin Cheney, 'Where Should I Start with Tomas Tranströmer?': Here, the poems are Englished by twelve different translators (transitive; archaic or rare) To make English; to claim for England. ==== Derived terms ==== === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:English. === Derived terms === === See also === English on Wikipedia.Wikipedia English language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia English literature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia English studies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia English people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wiktionary’s coverage of English terms === Further reading === “English”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. ISO 639-1 code en, ISO 639-3 code eng (SIL) Ethnologue entry for English, eng ⁠ === Anagrams === Hingles, shingle