beagle

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English *begel (attested in the plural begles), of uncertain origin. Possibly 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. Alternatively, a modification of Middle English bedel (“beadle”) in the sense of "constable, detective". The change of /t/, /d/ to /k/, /ɡ/ before /l/ is common; compare hurkle, variant of hurtlen (“to hurtle”), and in Modern English, huckleberry, turkle (“turtle”), and stickle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡəl/, [ˈb̥iːɡəɫ] Rhymes: -iːɡəl === Noun === beagle (plural beagles) 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. A person who snoops on others; a detective. A bailiff. A small kind of shark. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === beagle (third-person singular simple present beagles, present participle beagling, simple past and past participle beagled) To hunt with beagles. To search. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Belgae, glebae == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English beagle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡəl/ Hyphenation: bea‧gle === Noun === beagle m (plural beagles, diminutive beagletje n) beagle (hound) === Anagrams === belage == Finnish == === Etymology === From English beagle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡl/, [ˈbiːɡl] IPA(key): /ˈbiːɡle/, [ˈbiːɡle̞] Rhymes: -iːɡl === Noun === beagle beagle (dog) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== compounds beagle-harrier elizabethinbeagle kerrynbeagle taskubeagle === Further reading === “beagle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biɡl/, /bi.ɡœl/ === Noun === beagle m (plural beagles) beagle (dog) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English beagle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiɡl/ Rhymes: -iɡl Syllabification: beagle === Noun === beagle m animal beagle (small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “beagle”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “beagle”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) beagle in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === beagle m or f by sense (plural beagles) beagle (small breed of dog) === Further reading === “beagle”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “beagle”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Noun === beagle m (plural beagles) beagle