egal

See also: égal

English

Alternative forms

• egall

Etymology

From Middle English egal, from Old French egal, igal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of equal and aequalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡəl/
• Homophones: eagle, Eagle

Adjective

egal (comparative more egal, superlative most egal)

1. (obsolete) Equal; impartial.
   • c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, act 3, scene 4:

     Whose souls do bear an egal yoke of love,

Anagrams

• Gael, Gale, Lega, gale, geal, lage, leag

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French égal.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

egal (neuter egalt, plural and definite singular attributive egale)

1. Uniform or smooth/even; regular or straight

Derived terms

• egalisere
• egalitet
• uegal

Further reading

• “egal” in Den Danske Ordbog

East Central German

Adverb

egal

1. (Erzgebirgisch) always

   Synonym: eitl

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36:

German

Etymology

17th century, from French égal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡaːl/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

egal (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. (usually predicative only) all the same, unimportant

   Synonyms: gleichgültig, gleich

   Das ist mir egal. ― That's all the same to me.

   Es könnte mir gar nicht egaler sein. ― I couldn't care less.

2. (dated, still used by some older speakers) the same, identical, alike, matching

   Synonyms: derselbe, gleich, identisch

   Das sind zwei egale Hemden. ― These are two identical shirts.

Declension

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

Adverb

egal

1. no matter

   Synonym: gleich

   Egal, was du sagst: ich bleibe dabei.

   No matter what you say: my opinion won't change.

Interjection

egal

1. expresses indifference

   "Willst du zuerst ins Kino oder ins Café gehen?" "Egal."

   "Do you want to go to the cinema or the cafe first? " "I don't mind."

Synonyms

• wumpe (colloquial, dialectal)

Derived terms

• scheißegal

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French égal (“equal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡal/

Adjective

egal

1. equal

Middle English

Alternative forms

• egall, egalle

Etymology

From Old French egal, igal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of equal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɡaːl/, /ɛˈɡaːl/

Adjective

egal

1. equal, equivalent
2. proportionate; sufficient, adequate, fit, fitting
3. impartial, just, fair

Descendants

• English: egal (obsolete)

References

• “ē̆gāl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin aequālis. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French egal.

Adjective

egal

1. the same; equal

Descendants

• Occitan: egal

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “aequalis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 212

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French égal, from Latin aequālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɡal/

Adjective

egal m or n (feminine singular egală, masculine plural egali, feminine and neuter plural egale)

1. equal, even

Declension

Declension of egal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	egal		egală	egali	egale
	definite	egalul		egala	egalii	egalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	egal		egale	egali	egale
	definite	egalului		egalei	egalelor	egalilor

Related terms

• egalitate
• egaliza

Adverb

egal

1. equally, evenly

Noun

egal m (plural egali, feminine equivalent egală)

1. an equal, a match

Declension

Declension of egal

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) egal	egalul	(niște) egali	egalii
genitive/dative	(unui) egal	egalului	(unor) egali	egalilor
vocative	egalule		egalilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French égal, from Latin aequālis.

Adjective

ègāl, egȃl (Cyrillic spelling ѐга̄л, ега̑л)

1. (regional, indeclinable) equal, same

   Synonym: jednak

   Sad smo egal

   Now we are equal, even steven

Adverb

ègāl, egȃl (Cyrillic spelling ѐга̄л, ега̑л)

1. (regional) equally, same

   Synonym: jednako

Swedish

Adjective

egal (not comparable)

1. unimportant, not mattering

   Det är egalt vilken vi väljer

   It doesn't matter which one we choose

   Det är mig egalt

   It's not important to me / I don't care

Declension

Inflection of egal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	egal	—	—
Neuter singular	egalt	—	—
Plural	egala	—	—
Masculine plural3	egale	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	egale	—	—
All	egala	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

References

• egal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• egal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• egal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)