adela
Ewe
Etymology
From ade (“hunting”) + -la (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.dè.lá/, [à.d̪è.lá]
Noun
àdèlá (definite singular àdèlá lá or àdèláá, plural àdèláwó, definite plural àdèlááwó)
Related terms
References
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905) “adela”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 42
- Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906) “adela”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language][2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 101
- Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “adela”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 8
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *adal, from Proto-Germanic *adalaz, *adalô (“cattle urine, liquid manure”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑ.de.lɑ/
Noun
adela m
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adela | adelan |
| accusative | adelan | adelan |
| genitive | adelan | adelena |
| dative | adelan | adelum |
Descendants
- English: addle
Portuguese
Noun
adela f (plural adelas)
- female equivalent of adelo