bagatel

bagatel (plural bagatels)

1. Obsolete form of bagatelle

From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.

• IPA^(key): /baɡatɛl/, [b̥ɑɡ̊aˈtˢɛlˀ]

bagatel c (singular definite bagatellen, plural indefinite bagateller)

1. bagatelle, trifle
2. bagatelle (a short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)

• (trifle): biting, petitesse

• bagatelagtig ("trivial", "petty")
• bagatellisere ("play down", "belittle")

• “bagatel” in Den Danske Ordbog

From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from the diminutive of Latin baca (“berry”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaː.ɣaːˈtɛl/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧ga‧tel
• Rhymes: -ɛl

bagatel f or m (plural bagatellen, diminutive bagatelletje n)

1. a negligible sum, a tiny amount
2. trinket
3. trifle, futility

• kleinigheid
• prul

• bagatelliseren

• → Papiamentu: bagatèl, bagatel

• belaagt, geblaat

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡaˈtel/

bagatel n (plural bagatele)

1. alternative form of bagatelă