Adelsname

German

Etymology

From Adel (“nobility”) +‎ -s- +‎ Name (“name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdəlsˌnaːmə/, [ˈʔaː.dl̩(t)sˌnaː.mə]
  • Hyphenation: Adels‧na‧me

Noun

Adelsname m (weak, genitive Adelsnamens, plural Adelsnamen)

  1. (law) a surname that includes a (former) title of nobility

Usage notes

  • In Germany, titles of nobility have been abolished as such, but have been turned into naming elements. Accordingly, there are civil surnames like Freiherr/Freifrau von und zu XY, but such a name is not legally considered to include a title and has no legal consequences other than the right to bear it.
  • In Austria, names and titles of nobility have been abolished entirely. Even the element von is illegal (except, de facto, in Germans or other foreign nationals who have received Austrian citizenship, though this case is debated).

Declension

Declension of Adelsname [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Adelsname die Adelsnamen
genitive eines des Adelsnamens der Adelsnamen
dative einem dem Adelsnamen den Adelsnamen
accusative einen den Adelsnamen die Adelsnamen

Hypernyms

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