edel

See also: Edel and -edel

Afrikaans

Adjective

edel (attributive edele, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)

1. noble

Derived terms

• edelagbaar
• edelman
• edelsteen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ēdel, from Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-Germanic *aþlijaz, *aþalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: edel
• Rhymes: -eːdəl

Adjective

edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)

1. noble

Inflection

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
• edeling
• edelman
• edelmetaal
• edelsteen

Anagrams

• deel, dele, lede, leed

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Estonian

Etymology

From . 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

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeːdl̩/, /ˈʔeːdəl/

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Adjective

edel (comparative edler, superlative am edelsten)

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

Synonyms

• (being a member of the nobility): adlig
• (of high quality): hochwertig

Further reading

• “edel” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

ēdel

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

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ēdelen

Descendants

• Dutch: 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

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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.

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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.

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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]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika