aðall

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse aðall, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (noble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːðatl/
    Rhymes: -aːðatl

Noun

aðall m (genitive singular aðals, no plural)

  1. nobility

Declension

Declension of aðall (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative aðall aðallinn
accusative aðal aðalinn
dative aðli aðlinum
genitive aðals aðalsins

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “aðall”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “aðall” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • aðall”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024