Adelheid
Dutch
Etymology
From adel + -heid, literally “nobleness”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.dəlˌɦɛi̯t/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Adel‧heid
Proper noun
Adelheid (m)
- a female given name
German
Etymology
From Old High German Adalheid, popularized by Adelaide of Italy, a 10th-century Frankish saint and wife of Otto the Great. Cognate to English Adelaide and Alice. Doublet of Alice.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Adelheid f (proper noun, genitive Adelheids or Adelheid, plural Adelheid or Adelheiden or Adelheids)
- a female given name from Old High German
Declension
Declension of Adelheid [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Adelheid | die | Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids |
genitive | einer | der | Adelheids, Adelheid | der | Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids |
dative | einer | der | Adelheid | den | Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids |
accusative | eine | die | Adelheid | die | Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids |