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medal
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French medaille, medale, from Italian medaglia (originally "half a denarius"), from Vulgar Latin *med?lia, dissimilated form of the unattested *medi?lia, neuter plural (taken for a feminine singular) of the adjective *medi?lis (“of the middle”), from Late Latin medi?le (“middle”), from Latin medius.
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?d?-?l, IPA(key): /?m?d?l/
- (UK) IPA(key): [?m?d.??]
- Homophone: meddle
- (US) IPA(key): [?m??.??]
- Homophones: meddle, metal, mettle
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [?me?.??]
- Homophones: meddle, metal, mettle
- (UK) IPA(key): [?m?d.??]
- Rhymes: -?d?l
Noun
medal (plural medals)
- A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
- , II.i.3:
- Whether their images, shrines, relics, consecrated things, holy water, medals, benedictions, those divine amulets, holy exorcisms, and the sign of the cross, be available in this disease?
- , II.i.3:
- A stamped or cast metal object (usually a disc), particularly one awarded as a prize or reward.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (medaru)
- ? Korean: ?? (medal)
Translations
Verb
medal (third-person singular simple present medals, present participle medaling or medalling, simple past and past participle medaled or medalled)
- (intransitive, sports, colloquial) To win a medal.
- (transitive) To award a medal to.
Anagrams
- Delma, damel, delam, lamed
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From French médaille, from Italian medaglia.
Noun
medal (definite accusative medal?, plural medallar)
- medal
Declension
Derived terms
- medalç?
Further reading
- “medal” in Obastan.com.
Crimean Tatar
Noun
medal
- medal.
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
medal (genitive medali, partitive medalit)
- medal
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- hõbemedal
- kuldmedal
- pronksmedal
Further reading
- medal in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
Polish
Etymology
From French médaille, from Italian medaglia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?.dal/
Noun
medal m inan (diminutive medalik)
- medal (stamped metal disc)
Declension
Derived terms
- (nouns) medalista, medalistka, medalier
- (adjective) medalowy
Related terms
- (nouns) medalierstwo, medaliernia, medaliera
- (adjective) medalierski
Further reading
- medal in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- medal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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badge
English
Etymology
From Middle English badge, bagge, bage, bagy, from Anglo-Norman bage or Medieval Latin bagea, bagia (“sign, emblem”), of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Medieval Latin baga (“ring”), from Old Saxon b?g, b?g (“ring, ornament”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring, bracelet, armband”); or possibly the Anglo-Norman word is derived from an earlier, unattested English word (compare Old English b?ag (“ring, bracelet, collar, crown”). Cognate with Scots bagie, badgie, bawgy (“badge”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA(key): /bæd?/
- (General American, US) IPA(key): /bæd?/
- Rhymes: -æd?
Noun
badge (plural badges)
- A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one's clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- Tax-gatherers, […] recognized by their official badges.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.
- A card, sometimes with a barcode or magnetic strip, granting access to a certain area.
- Something characteristic; a mark; a token.
- (obsolete, thieves' cant) A brand on the hand of a thief, etc.
- (nautical) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel, containing a window or the representation of one.
- (heraldry) A distinctive mark worn by servants, retainers, and followers of royalty or nobility, who, being beneath the rank of gentlemen, have no right to armorial bearings.
- (graphical user interface) A small overlay on an icon that shows additional information about that item, such as the number of new alerts or messages.
- (Internet, video games) An icon or emblem awarded to a user for some achievement.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:badge
Derived terms
- badge bunny
- badgeless
- badgeman
- badger
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (bajji)
Translations
Verb
badge (third-person singular simple present badges, present participle badging, simple past and past participle badged)
- (transitive) To mark or distinguish with a badge.
- (transitive) To show a badge to.
- (transitive) To enter a restricted area by showing one's badge.
- 2003, Joseph Wambaugh, Fire Lover, page 146:
- And Patterson didn't hear that Jack Egger, the studio's director of security, said he'd seen John Orr badge his way through the pedestrian gate sometime before 4:00 pm, when the fire was still raging, [...]
- 2004, Sergei Hoteko, On The Fringe Of History, page 135:
- Our regional commissioner, his assistant commissioner and our district director, along with their wives, were hoofing it to the rotunda. Apparently they didn't try and badge their way through.
- 2006, David Pollino, Bill Pennington, Tony Bradley, Himanshu Dwivedi, Hacker's challenge 3 (page 338)
- Aaron badged into the data center and escorted Geoff inside the large room with its many blinking green lights.
- 2003, Joseph Wambaugh, Fire Lover, page 146:
Translations
References
- badge in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
Anagrams
- bedag, begad, debag
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English badge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bad?/
- Homophones: badgent, badges
Noun
badge m (plural badges)
- identity badge
Verb
badge
- first-person singular present indicative of badger
- third-person singular present indicative of badger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of badger
- third-person singular present subjunctive of badger
- second-person singular imperative of badger
Further reading
- “badge” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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