Adel

See also: adel, Adél, ädel, and a del

English

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.

Proper noun

Adel

1. (rare) A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.
2. A surname from German.
3. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
4. A city, the county seat of Cook County, Georgia, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Dallas County, Iowa, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology 2

Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).

Proper noun

Adel

1. A male given name from Arabic.

Translations

male given name

• Persian: عادل (fa) ('âdel)

Anagrams

• ALDE, Dale, Deal, Dela, E.D. La., Lade, Leda, adle, dale, deal, lade, lead

German

Etymology

From Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal. More at athel. The surname is shortened from male given names beginning with Adel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːdl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Adel
• Hyphenation: A‧del (1996–2006)

Noun

Adel m (strong, genitive Adels, no plural)

1. (collective) nobility

Declension

Declension of Adel [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Adel
genitive	eines	des	Adels
dative	einem	dem	Adel
accusative	einen	den	Adel

Derived terms

• Adelshaus
• Adelsprädikat
• Adelstitel
• adlig
• Erbadel
• Geldadel
• Hochadel
• Landadel
• Prädialadel

 

Descendants

• → Estonian: aadel

Proper noun

Adel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Adels or (with an article) Adel, feminine genitive Adel, plural Adels or Adel)

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

• “Adel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Adel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Adel” in Duden online
• Adel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Icelandic

Proper noun

Adel m (proper noun, genitive singular Adels)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Adel (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Adel
accusative	Adel
dative	Adel
genitive	Adels