Mangel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)
  2. (masculine, strong) lack, shortage (the condition of having an insufficient amount of a resource, or none at all)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

mangi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Etymology

In summary

Back-formation from mangeln (“to lack”). Related to Manko, which ultimately comes from the same source by way of a comparable derivation in Italian. Also related to English manque.

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