adel

See also: Adel, Adél, ädel, and a del

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch adel, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.dəl/

Noun

adel (uncountable)

nobility, aristocracy

Danish

Etymology

The word is essentially the same as Old Norse aðal, but the meaning is derived from Middle Low German adel; compare modern German Adel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈæˀðəl]

Noun

adel c (singular definite adelen or adlen, not used in plural form)

nobility, aristocracy
(solemn, rare) nobility, dignity; refinement

Declension

Declension of *adel*
common gender	singular
common gender	indefinite	definite
nominative	adel	adelen adlen
genitive	adels	adelens adlens

Derived terms

References

“adel” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːdəl/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: adel
Rhymes: -aːdəl

Noun

adel m (uncountable)

nobility (class of people)
De adel had vroeger veel macht in Europa. ― The nobility used to have a lot of power in Europe.

Hij stamt af van de oude adel. ― He descends from the old nobility.

In veel landen is de adel een ceremoniële klasse. ― In many countries, the nobility is a ceremonial class.
nobility (quality of being noble)
Synonyms: edelheid, noblesse

Hij had een adel van geest die doorscheen in zijn werken. ― He possessed a nobility of spirit that is reflected in his works.

Derived terms

Related terms

edel

Descendants

Afrikaans: adel
→ Estonian: aadel^[1]
→ Javanese: adhel
→ Papiamentu: adel

References

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎^[1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172

Anagrams

dale, lade

German

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Verb

adel

inflection of adeln:
1. first-person singular present
2. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

addull, adyll

Etymology

From Old English adel, adela, from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈadəl/

Adjective

adel (plural and weak singular adle) (rare)

rotten, addled (of an egg).
muddled (of brains).

Descendants

English: addle
Scots: addle, addil, aidle, aidil, adle

References

“adel(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

adele, addel

Etymology

From Old Saxon *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal.

Noun

adel m or n

nobility

Descendants

Low German: Adel
Westphalian:
Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: iadel
→ Norwegian: adel^[1]
→ Swedish: adel^[1]
- → Finnish: aateli^[1]

Noun

adel

tumor, ulcer, esp. finger ulcer (m)
mining tunnel or gallery
accumulated nasty moisture, liquid manure, manure slurry

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎^[2] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172

Lübben, August und Christoph Walther Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Vol II, 1888. Published by Norden und Leipzig. Entry: adel

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ̀ːdel/

Etymology 1

Formally, the word is the same as Old Norse aðal, but the meaning is derived from Middle Low German adel; compare modern German Adel.

Noun

adel m (definite singular adelen, uncountable)

nobility

Derived terms

Related terms

adle

References

Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages]

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aðal.

Noun

adel m

(dialectal) heartwood

Synonyms

kjerneved

References

Ivar Aasen (1850) “adel”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[3] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
“adel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹aːdəl/, [¹ɐ̞ːd.əl], [¹ɐ̞ːd.l̩]

Noun

adel m (definite singular adelen, indefinite plural adlar, definite plural adlane)

nobility

Derived terms

Related terms

adla

References

“adel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

ādel f

Alternative form of ādl

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish adel, borrowed from or influenced by Middle Low German adel (“noble descent; nobility”), from Old Saxon athal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (whence also Old Swedish aþal-).^[1]^[2] Related to German Adel and English athel. Compare also Icelandic aðall (“nobility”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːdɛl/

Noun

adel c (uncountable)

nobility, aristocracy.
Den svenska adeln har idag inga särskilda privilegier.
Today the Swedish nobility has no special privileges.

Declension

Declension of *adel*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	adel	adels
singular	definite	adeln	adelns
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

Derived terms

Related terms

References

adel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

^ adel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
^ adel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Edla, dela, lade, leda

Volapük

Noun

adel (nominative plural adels)

today

Declension

Declension of *adel*
	singular	plural
nominative	adel	adels
genitive	adela	adelas
dative	adele	adeles
accusative	adeli	adelis
vocative ¹	o adel!	o adels!
predicative ²	adelu	adelus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

Related terms

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎^[1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172

[van_der_Sijs-2] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide]‎^[2] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172

[3] Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

[4] Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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