mangonel

== English == === Etymology === From Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). === Noun === mangonel (plural mangonels) (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and burning objects. A traction trebuchet (trebuchet operated by manpower). (non-technical, often proscribed) An onager (type of catapult). ==== Translations ==== === References === “mangonel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. "mangonneau" in the Dictionnaire de la langue française (Littré). == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old French mangonel, from Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɑŋ(ɡ)oːˈnɛl/ Hyphenation: man‧go‧nel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === mangonel m (plural mangonellen, no diminutive) mangonel Synonym: mangeneel == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin manganellus, manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). === Noun === mangonel oblique singular, m (oblique plural mangoneaus or mangoneax or mangoniaus or mangoniax or mangonels, nominative singular mangoneaus or mangoneax or mangoniaus or mangoniax or mangonels, nominative plural mangonel) mangonel ==== Descendants ==== French: mangonneau === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “mangonel”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.