ædel

Danish

Etymology

From Low German edel (“noble, distinguished”). Related to adel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛˀðəl]

Adjective

ædel (neuter ædelt, plural and definite singular attributive ædle)

  1. noble, chivalrous
    1. (historical) used to address distinguished people
  2. righteous, pure, fair, just
  3. pure, untainted, exquisite (jewelry, wine etc.)
  4. (chemistry) noble gases
    Synonym: inaktiv

Inflection

Inflection of ædel
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ædel ædlere ædlest2
indefinite neuter singular ædelt ædlere ædlest2
plural ædle ædlere ædlest2
definite attributive1 ædle ædlere ædleste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

References

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