singel

From Middle Dutch singele, with the sense of a moat, from Old French sengle, cengle (“fence”), from Latin cingulum (“belt”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪ.ŋəl/

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• Hyphenation: sin‧gel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋəl

singel m (plural singels, diminutive singeltje n)

1. a body of water surrounding the inner portion of a city or a village

   Synonyms: singelgracht, gracht

2. a band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle in place; bellyband; girth

• omsingelen

• cingel

• → Papiamentu: singel (dated)

From English single. Ultimately from Latin singulus, through Old French single. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål samme.

singel (neuter singular singelt, definite singular and plural single, comparative singlere, indefinite superlative singlest, definite superlative singleste)

1. not in a relationship, single

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singeler, definite plural singelene)

1. (music) a single (record or CD)

   Synonyms: single, singelplate

2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)

Possibly from Dutch

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singler, definite plural singlene)

1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

• “singel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From English single and singles.

• single

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singelar, definite plural singelane)

1. (music) a single (record or CD)
2. (sports) singles (e.g. in tennis)

• singelplate (record)

From English single.

• single

singel (masculine and feminine singel, neuter singelt, definite singular and plural single)

1. single, alone

Possibly from Dutch.

singel m (definite singular singelen, indefinite plural singlar, definite plural singlane)

1. shingle (pebbles, gravel)

From the verb single (“make a crackling, ringing sound”).

singel n (definite singular singelet, indefinite plural singel, definite plural singela)

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   Synonym: singling

• “singel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English single, from Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋ.ɡɛl/

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• Rhymes: -iŋɡɛl
• Syllabification: sin‧gel

singel m inan

1. (badminton, music, tennis) Alternative spelling of singiel

singel m pers (female equivalent singelka)

1. Alternative spelling of singiel

• singel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• singel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

singel c

1. (music) a single (a recording)
2. an unmarried person without a girl- or boyfriend

• igelns, snigel