English
Etymology
Blend of additive + idele; coined by André Weil.
Noun
adele (plural adeles)
- (mathematics) A member of a self-dual topological ring built on the field of rational numbers (or, more generally, any algebraic number field), and involving in a symmetric way all the completions of the field.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From English Adele, from some African language (see the English entry for more).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑdele/, [ˈɑ̝de̞le̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑdele
- Syllabification(key): a‧de‧le
- Hyphenation(key): ade‧le
Noun
adele
- Adele (language spoken in Ghana and Togo)
Declension
| Inflection of adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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| nominative
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adele
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—
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| genitive
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adelen
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—
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| partitive
|
adelea
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—
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| illative
|
adeleen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
adele
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
adele
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—
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| gen.
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adelen
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| genitive
|
adelen
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—
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| partitive
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adelea
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—
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| inessive
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adelessa
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—
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| elative
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adelesta
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—
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| illative
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adeleen
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—
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| adessive
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adelella
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—
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| ablative
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adelelta
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—
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| allative
|
adelelle
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—
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| essive
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adelena
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—
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| translative
|
adeleksi
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—
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| abessive
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adeletta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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adeleni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
adeleni
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—
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| gen.
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adeleni
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| genitive
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adeleni
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—
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| partitive
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adeleani
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—
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| inessive
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adelessani
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—
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| elative
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adelestani
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—
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| illative
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adeleeni
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—
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| adessive
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adelellani
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—
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| ablative
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adeleltani
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—
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| allative
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adelelleni
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—
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| essive
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adelenani
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—
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| translative
|
adelekseni
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—
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| abessive
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adelettani
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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adelesi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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adelesi
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—
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| gen.
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adelesi
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| genitive
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adelesi
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—
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| partitive
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adeleasi
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—
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| inessive
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adelessasi
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—
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| elative
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adelestasi
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—
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| illative
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adeleesi
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—
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| adessive
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adelellasi
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—
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| ablative
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adeleltasi
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—
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| allative
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adelellesi
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—
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| essive
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adelenasi
|
—
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| translative
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adeleksesi
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—
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| abessive
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adelettasi
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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adelemme
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
adelemme
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—
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| gen.
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adelemme
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| genitive
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adelemme
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—
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| partitive
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adeleamme
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—
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| inessive
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adelessamme
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—
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| elative
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adelestamme
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—
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| illative
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adeleemme
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—
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| adessive
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adelellamme
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—
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| ablative
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adeleltamme
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—
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| allative
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adelellemme
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—
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| essive
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adelenamme
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—
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| translative
|
adeleksemme
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—
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| abessive
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adelettamme
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
adelenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
adelenne
|
—
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| gen.
|
adelenne
|
| genitive
|
adelenne
|
—
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| partitive
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adeleanne
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—
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| inessive
|
adelessanne
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—
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| elative
|
adelestanne
|
—
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| illative
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adeleenne
|
—
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| adessive
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adelellanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
adeleltanne
|
—
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| allative
|
adelellenne
|
—
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| essive
|
adelenanne
|
—
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| translative
|
adeleksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
adelettanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
adelensa
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
adelensa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
adelensa
|
| genitive
|
adelensa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
adeleaan
adeleansa
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—
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| inessive
|
adelessaan
adelessansa
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—
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| elative
|
adelestaan
adelestansa
|
—
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| illative
|
adeleensa
|
—
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| adessive
|
adelellaan
adelellansa
|
—
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| ablative
|
adeleltaan
adeleltansa
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—
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| allative
|
adelelleen
adelellensa
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—
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| essive
|
adelenaan
adelenansa
|
—
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| translative
|
adelekseen
adeleksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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adelettaan
adelettansa
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
adele
- inflection of adeln:
- first-person singular present
- first-person plural subjunctive I
- third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Yoruba
Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dèlé (“to guard the home”), literally “One who guards the home (until the rightful owner comes)”.
Pronunciation
Noun
àdèlé
- a regent; (specifically) a female regent (usually the eldest daughter of the deceased monarch) who reigns on the throne until the kingmakers (Afọbajẹ) crown another king.
Derived terms
- Àdèlé (“title of a regent”)