aadel
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Which language?”) From a Germanic language; compare Dutch adel, German Adel.
Noun
aadel (genitive aadli, partitive aadlit)
Declension
| Declension of aadel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aadel | aadlid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | aadli | ||
| genitive | aadlite | ||
| partitive | aadlit | aadleid | |
| illative | aadlisse | aadlitesse aadleisse | |
| inessive | aadlis | aadlites aadleis | |
| elative | aadlist | aadlitest aadleist | |
| allative | aadlile | aadlitele aadleile | |
| adessive | aadlil | aadlitel aadleil | |
| ablative | aadlilt | aadlitelt aadleilt | |
| translative | aadliks | aadliteks aadleiks | |
| terminative | aadlini | aadliteni | |
| essive | aadlina | aadlitena | |
| abessive | aadlita | aadliteta | |
| comitative | aadliga | aadlitega | |
Further reading
- “aadel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009