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Etymology[edit]
From Dutch adel, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.
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Noun[edit]
adel (uncountable)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.
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Noun[edit]
adel m (uncountable)
- nobility
- 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.
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References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2010) “adel”, in Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd [Dutch words worldwide][1] (in Dutch), The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 172
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Verb[edit]
adel
- inflection of adeln:
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English adel, adela, from Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
adel (plural and weak singular adle) (rare)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “adel(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Saxon *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal.
Noun[edit]
adel
Descendants[edit]
- Low German: Adel
- Westphalian:
- Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: iadel
- → Norwegian: adel[1]
- → Swedish: adel[1]
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
adel m (definite singular adelen, uncountable)
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References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
adel m
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “adel”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[3] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
- “adel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
adel m (definite singular adelen, indefinite plural adlar, definite plural adlane)
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References[edit]
- “adel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
adel c (uncountable)
- nobility, aristocracy.
- Den svenska adeln har idag inga särskilda privilegier.
- Today the Swedish nobility has no special privileges.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of adel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | adel | adeln | — | — |
| Genitive | adels | adelns | — | — |
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See also[edit]
- baron m
- baronessa f
- drottning f
- landriddare m
- friherre m
- friherrinna f
- fru f
- frälse
- furste m
- greve m
- grevinna f
- hertig m
- hertiginna f
- jarl m
- kung m
- kejsare m
- kejsarinna f
- kronprins m
- kronprinsessa f
- markis m
- prins m
- prinsessa f
- riddare m
References[edit]
- 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)
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Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
adel (nominative plural adels)
Declension[edit]
declension of adel
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