Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eagle

/ˈiːɡəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: ea-gle
IPA: /ˈiːɡəl/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

noun

A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

American usage

noun

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.

noun

A score of two under par for a hole.

verb

To score an eagle.

name

The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.

name

A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.

name

Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.

Example Sentences

"I, I go my own way I swim against the stream Forever I will fight the pοwers that be The eagle flies alone"
"I got an eagle in the third hole."
"When will Roderick get his Eagle?"

Etymology

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: egle, aigle, aquila, -, āc

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

eagles (plural) eagles (present, singular) eagling (participle, present) eagled (participle, past) eagled (past) the Eagle (canonical)

Derived Forms

deagle eaglehawk Eagleland eaglelike eagleship eaglesque eagless eaglestone eaglet Kleagle

Phrases

African crowned eagle African fish eagle American eagle bald eagle bateleur eagle black eagle blood eagle booted eagle

Frequently Paired Words

crockard leonine mitre pollard rosary scalding steeping albatross

Synonyms

erne broadwing bird of jove double birdie

Homonyms

egal

Rhymes With

legal illegal regal siegel beagle spiegel segal paralegal steagall segel riegel extralegal

Questions

How do you pronounce eagle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːɡəl/.
What does eagle mean?: Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Where does eagle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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