Adela

See also: adela, adelã, and Adéla

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Adela f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family  – fairy longhorn moths.

Hyponyms

• (genus): (green longhorn)

References

• Adela (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Adela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Adela on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

Latinate form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French Adèle, short form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  compound names beginning with the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic root *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Adela

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Related terms

Related terms

• Adelaide
• Adele

• Adelina
• Adeline

• Alice
• Aline

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Adéla f
• Estonian: Teele
• French: Adèle (fr) f
• German: Adele (de) f
• Greek: Αδέλα (el) f (Adéla)
• Hawaiian: ʻAkela
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hebrew: אדלה f (adela)
• Hungarian: Adél (hu), Adela (hu)
• Italian: Adele (it) f
• Romanian: Adela f
• Spanish: Adela (es) f

See also

• Ethel

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Proper noun

Adela

1. a female given name

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈadeɫa/

Proper noun

Adela f (genitive singular Adely, nominative plural Adely, declension pattern of žena)

1. .

Declension

Declension of Adela

	singular	plural
nominative	Adela	Adely
genitive	Adely	Adiel
dative	Adele	Adelám
accusative	Adelu	Adely
locative	Adele	Adelách
instrumental	Adelou	Adelami

Derived terms

• Ada
• Adica
• Adina
• Aduša
• Adelka

Further reading

• “Adela”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdela/ [aˈð̞e.la]

Proper noun

Adela f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adela and Adele.