abel

See also: Abel, Ábel, Abèl, -abel, abel-, and abel'

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English able, from Old French habile

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːbɛl/

Adjective

abel

1. able, capable

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch abel, from Old French able, from Latin habilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.bəl/

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• Hyphenation: abel
• Rhymes: -aːbəl
• Homophone: Abel

Adjective

abel (comparative abeler, superlative abelst)

1. (dated) capable, able

   Synonyms: behendig, bekwaam, capabel, handig

Declension

Declension of abel
uninflected	abel
inflected	abele
comparative	abeler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		abel	abeler	het abelst het abelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	abele	abelere	abelste
	n. sing.	abel	abeler	abelste
	plural	abele	abelere	abelste
definite		abele	abelere	abelste
partitive		abels	abelers	—

Derived terms

• abelheid

Middle Low German

Adjective

abel

1. skilful, fitting, suitable

References

• August Lübben (1888) "abel", in Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Norden und Leipzig, Diedr. Soltau's Verlag. Project Gutenberg.

Old French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin albellus, diminutive of Latin albus (“white”).

Noun

abel oblique singular, m (oblique plural abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative singular abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative plural abel)

1. white poplar; Populus alba

Descendants

• → English: abele

Further reading

• Populus alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Scots

Adjective

abel

1. Northern Scots form of able

References

• “abel”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.