udal

See also: udał and U-dal

English

Etymology

From Icelandic óðal. More at odal. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might this be an inherited term from Norn rather than a modern borrowing?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjudəl/
• Rhymes: -uːdəl

Adjective

udal (not comparable)

1. (Shetland, Orkney) Allodial, inalienable.

Noun

udal (plural udals)

1. (Shetland, Orkney) A freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.

Derived terms

• udalborn
• udaler
• udalman

Anagrams

• Auld, Daul, Dula, auld, dual, laud

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /udal/ [u.ð̞al]
• Rhymes: -udal, -al
• Hyphenation: u‧dal

Noun

udal inan

1. city council, town council
2. municipality

Declension

Declension of udal (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	udal	udala	udalak
ergative	udalek	udalak	udalek
dative	udali	udalari	udalei
genitive	udalen	udalaren	udalen
comitative	udalekin	udalarekin	udalekin
causative	udalengatik	udalarengatik	udalengatik
benefactive	udalentzat	udalarentzat	udalentzat
instrumental	udalez	udalaz	udalez
inessive	udaletan	udalean	udaletan
locative	udaletako	udaleko	udaletako
allative	udaletara	udalera	udaletara
terminative	udaletaraino	udaleraino	udaletaraino
directive	udaletarantz	udalerantz	udaletarantz
destinative	udaletarako	udalerako	udaletarako
ablative	udaletatik	udaletik	udaletatik
partitive	udalik	—	—
prolative	udaltzat	—	—

Derived terms

• udal-barruti (“territory of a municipality”)
• udalbatza (“municipal corporation”)
• udalbatza-areto (“plenary hall”)
• udalbatzar (“municipal corporation”)
• udalekotu (“municipalize”)
• udalerri (“municipality”) (see there for further derivations)
• udaletxe (“town hall, city hall”)
• udalkide (“town councilor”)
• udaltzain (“member of the local police”) (see there for further derivations)

Further reading

• “udal”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “udal”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈudal]

Participle

udal

1. masculine singular past active participle of udat