aðall

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse aðall, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːðatl/

  Rhymes: -aːðatl

Noun

aðall m (genitive singular aðals, no plural)

1. nobility

Declension

Declension of aðall (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aðall	aðallinn
accusative	aðal	aðalinn
dative	aðli	aðlinum
genitive	aðals	aðalsins

Derived terms

• aðalborinn
• aðla

Related terms

• aðal
• óðal
• öðlast

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “aðall”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “aðall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “aðall”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024