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Michel
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michel
English
Etymology
en :bor fr:Michel :inh enm:Michel 1
Either a reborrowing of en fr Michel or a continuation (with pronunciation influenced by Modern French) of en enm Michel, both from en fro Michel, from en la Michāēl, borrowed from en grc-koi Μῐχᾱήλ, from en hbo מִיכָאֵל mîḵāʾēl who is like God?. en Michael Miguel Mikhail.
Pronunciation
en /mɪˈʃɛl/
en ɛl 2
Proper noun
s
en male French Michael.
en French.
Related terms
en Saint-Michel
See also
en Gros Michel
Dutch
Etymology
nl fr Michel. nl Michaël.
Pronunciation
nl /miˈʃɛl/
nl Nl-Michel.ogg
Proper noun
m
nl male French Michaël Michael
French
Etymology
fr :inh fro:Michel 1
From fr fro Michel, from fr la Michāēl,Michāēlem, borrowed from fr grc-koi Μιχαήλ Μῐχᾱήλ, in turn borrowed from fr hbo מִיכָאֵל mikha'él Michael Who is like God?. Cognate with en Michael, es,pt Miguel, it Michele.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Culex-stade Saint-Michel.wav Stade Saint-Michel
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-Michel.wav <<France>> (<<Brétigny-sur-Orge>>)
Proper noun
m
fr biblical character Michael, the Archangel
fr male of biblical origin
fr patronymics
Derived terms
fr Gros Michel
Related terms
male given names: fr Michaël, fr Mickaël, fr Jean-Michel
female given names: fr Michaëlle (fr Michaelle, fr Michaele, fr Michaèle, fr Michaële), fr Michèle, fr Michelle, fr Micheline
Descendants
nl Michel 1
pt Michel 1
German
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Etymology
Popular form of de Michael with reduction of unstressed syllables.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɪçəl/
de De-Michel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m,s:-[with an article]
de male Michael
Proper noun
m,-:s.article
de also de Deutscher Michel a stereotypical representation of the German people, since the 19th century mainly associated with political passiveness and naiveté, portrayed as a man with a nightcap (and sometimes a pipe and/or wooden clogs)
Noun
m,-:s,-:s
de mildly derogatory the average German
de derogatory a good-natured simpleton, naive person
Declension
m,-:s,-:s
Further reading
de Germany
de self-deprecatory terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Michal Michael Miȝhel Mihal Mihel Mychael Myghel Myghell Myȝhel
Etymology
enm :bor fro:Michel 1
From enm fro Michel (forms such as enm Michael, enm Mychael etc. are from enm ang Michahel, from enm la Michāhēl), from enm la Michaēl, ultimately from enm hbo מִיכָאֵל mîḵāʾēl who is like God?.
Pronunciation
from Old English enm /ˈmixəl/ /ˈmiːxəl/
from French enm /ˌmit͡ʃaˈɛːl/ /ˌmiˈt͡ʃɛːl/ /ˈmit͡ʃɛl/
from Latin enm /ˌmiːkaˈɛːl/ /ˌmiːˈkɛːl/ /ˈmiːkɛl/
Proper noun
enm proper noun
enm male Hebrew Michael
enm patrynomic given names
The Archangel Michael.
Derived terms
enm Michelmasse
Descendants
en Michael Mitchell Myall Myell
sco Michael
References
Mī̆ghel n MED27706
enm Biblical characters
Old French
Etymology
fro :inh la:Michāēl
From fro la Michāēl,Michāēlem, from fro grc-koi Μιχαήλ Μῐχᾱήλ, from the fro hbo מִיכָאֵל mikha'él Michael Who is like God?.
Pronunciation
fro /mi.t͡ʃɛl/ /mi.kɛl/
Proper noun
m
fro biblical character Michael, the Archangel
fro male of biblical origin
Descendants
fr Michel
enm Michel Michael 1
en Michael
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :bor fr:Michel 3 1 Miguel,Maicol,Maicon,Micael
Pronunciation
Mishél
Proper noun
m
pt male French
Related terms
pt Michele