edel

See also: Edel, édel, and -edel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch edel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiə̯dəl/

• Audio:

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Adjective

edel (attributive edele or edel, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)

1. noble

Inflection

Inflection of edel

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	edel	edele, edel	edele	edeles	edels
comparative	edeler		edelere	edeleres	edelers
superlative	edelste			edelstes	—

Derived terms

• edelagbaar
• edelman
• edelsteen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ēdel, from Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.dəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: edel
• Rhymes: -eːdəl

Adjective

edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)

1. noble

Declension

Declension of edel
uninflected	edel
inflected	edele
comparative	edeler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		edel	edeler	het edelst het edelste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	edele	edelere	edelste
	n. sing.	edel	edeler	edelste
	plural	edele	edelere	edelste
definite		edele	edelere	edelste
partitive		edels	edelers	—

Derived terms

• edelachtbare
• edelgas
• edelheid
• edeling
• edelman
• edelmarter
• edelmetaal
• edelstaal
• edelsteen
• edelvrouw
• veredelen
• weledelgeleerd

Related terms

• adel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: edel

Anagrams

• deel, dele, lede, leed

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (“south”).

Noun

edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)

1. southwest

Declension

Declension of edel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		edel	edelad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	edela
genitive			edelate
partitive		edelat	edelaid
illative		edelasse	edelatesse edelaisse
inessive		edelas	edelates edelais
elative		edelast	edelatest edelaist
allative		edelale	edelatele edelaile
adessive		edelal	edelatel edelail
ablative		edelalt	edelatelt edelailt
translative		edelaks	edelateks edelaiks
terminative		edelani	edelateni
essive		edelana	edelatena
abessive		edelata	edelateta
comitative		edelaga	edelatega

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

loe	põhi	kirre
lääs		ida
edel	lõuna	kagu

German

Etymology

From Middle High German edel, adel, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, see also Old English æþel- (> English athel), Old Norse aðall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːdəl/, [ˈʔeː.dl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: edel

Adjective

edel (strong nominative masculine singular edler, comparative edler, superlative am edelsten)

1. (of people) noble (having a noble character)

   Synonym: adlig

2. (of people, archaic) noble (being a member of the nobility)
3. (of deeds) noble
4. (of things) elegant, classy, high-quality

   Synonym: hochwertig

5. (of gems) precious

Declension

Positive forms of edel number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist edel sie ist edel es ist edel sie sind edel strong declension (without article) nominative edler edle edles edle genitive edlen edler edlen edler dative edlem edler edlem edlen accusative edlen edle edles edle weak declension (with definite article) nominative der edle die edle das edle die edlen genitive des edlen der edlen des edlen der edlen dative dem edlen der edlen dem edlen den edlen accusative den edlen die edle das edle die edlen mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein edler eine edle ein edles (keine) edlen genitive eines edlen einer edlen eines edlen (keiner) edlen dative einem edlen einer edlen einem edlen (keinen) edlen accusative einen edlen eine edle ein edles (keine) edlen Comparative forms of edel number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist edler sie ist edler es ist edler sie sind edler strong declension (without article) nominative edlerer edlere edleres edlere genitive edleren edlerer edleren edlerer dative edlerem edlerer edlerem edleren accusative edleren edlere edleres edlere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der edlere die edlere das edlere die edleren genitive des edleren der edleren des edleren der edleren dative dem edleren der edleren dem edleren den edleren accusative den edleren die edlere das edlere die edleren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein edlerer eine edlere ein edleres (keine) edleren genitive eines edleren einer edleren eines edleren (keiner) edleren dative einem edleren einer edleren einem edleren (keinen) edleren accusative einen edleren eine edlere ein edleres (keine) edleren Superlative forms of edel number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am edelsten sie ist am edelsten es ist am edelsten sie sind am edelsten strong declension (without article) nominative edelster edelste edelstes edelste genitive edelsten edelster edelsten edelster dative edelstem edelster edelstem edelsten accusative edelsten edelste edelstes edelste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der edelste die edelste das edelste die edelsten genitive des edelsten der edelsten des edelsten der edelsten dative dem edelsten der edelsten dem edelsten den edelsten accusative den edelsten die edelste das edelste die edelsten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein edelster eine edelste ein edelstes (keine) edelsten genitive eines edelsten einer edelsten eines edelsten (keiner) edelsten dative einem edelsten einer edelsten einem edelsten (keinen) edelsten accusative einen edelsten eine edelste ein edelstes (keine) edelsten

Derived terms

• halbedel

Further reading

• “edel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “edel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “edel” in Duden online

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.

Adjective

ēdel

1. noble, of high birth
2. excellent, distinguished
3. morally noble, righteous

Inflection

Adjective

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	indefinite	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele
	definite	ēdel, ēdele		ēdel, ēdele
accusative	indefinite	ēdelen	ēdel, ēdele	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele
	definite			ēdel, ēdele
genitive	indefinite	ēdels	ēdelre	ēdels	ēdelre
	definite	ēdels, ēdelen		ēdels, ēdelen
dative		ēdelen	ēdelre	ēdelen	ēdelen

Derived terms

• ēdelen

Descendants

• Dutch: edel
  • Afrikaans: edel
• Limburgish: aedel

Further reading

• “edel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “edel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German edel.

Adjective

edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlere, indefinite superlative edlest, definite superlative edleste)

1. noble

Derived terms

• edelgass
• edelmetall
• edelstein, edelsten
• foredle

References

• “edel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Low German edel.

Adjective

edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlare, indefinite superlative edlast, definite superlative edlaste)

1. noble

Derived terms

• edelgass
• edelmetall
• edelstein
• foredle

References

• “edel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Veps

Etymology

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

Preposition

edel

1. before (in time)

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “до, перед, передо, под, прежде”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika