edel
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiə̯dəl/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
edel (attributive edele or edel, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)
Inflection
| predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| positive | edel | edele, edel | edele | edeles | edels |
| comparative | edeler | edelere | edeleres | edelers | |
| superlative | edelste | edelstes | — | ||
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ēdel, from Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: edel
- Rhymes: -eːdəl
Adjective
edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)
Declension
| Declension of edel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | edel | |||
| inflected | edele | |||
| comparative | edeler | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | edel | edeler | het edelst het edelste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | edele | edelere | edelste |
| n. sing. | edel | edeler | edelste | |
| plural | edele | edelere | edelste | |
| definite | edele | edelere | edelste | |
| partitive | edels | edelers | — | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (“south”).
Noun
edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)
Declension
| Declension of edel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | edel | edelad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | edela | ||
| genitive | edelate | ||
| partitive | edelat | edelaid | |
| illative | edelasse | edelatesse edelaisse | |
| inessive | edelas | edelates edelais | |
| elative | edelast | edelatest edelaist | |
| allative | edelale | edelatele edelaile | |
| adessive | edelal | edelatel edelail | |
| ablative | edelalt | edelatelt edelailt | |
| translative | edelaks | edelateks edelaiks | |
| terminative | edelani | edelateni | |
| essive | edelana | edelatena | |
| abessive | edelata | edelateta | |
| comitative | edelaga | edelatega | |
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
| loe | põhi | kirre |
| lääs | ida | |
| edel | lõuna | kagu |
German
Etymology
From Middle High German edel, adel, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, see also Old English æþel- (> English athel), Old Norse aðall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔeːdl̩/, /ˈʔeːdəl/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
edel (strong nominative masculine singular edler, comparative edler, superlative am edelsten)
- (of people) noble (having a noble character)
- Synonym: adlig
- (of people, archaic) noble (being a member of the nobility)
- (of deeds) noble
- (of things) elegant, classy, high-quality
- Synonym: hochwertig
- (of gems) precious
Declension
Positive forms of edel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist edel | sie ist edel | es ist edel | sie sind edel | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | edler | edle | edles | edle |
| genitive | edlen | edler | edlen | edler | |
| dative | edlem | edler | edlem | edlen | |
| accusative | edlen | edle | edles | edle | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der edle | die edle | das edle | die edlen |
| genitive | des edlen | der edlen | des edlen | der edlen | |
| dative | dem edlen | der edlen | dem edlen | den edlen | |
| accusative | den edlen | die edle | das edle | die edlen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein edler | eine edle | ein edles | (keine) edlen |
| genitive | eines edlen | einer edlen | eines edlen | (keiner) edlen | |
| dative | einem edlen | einer edlen | einem edlen | (keinen) edlen | |
| accusative | einen edlen | eine edle | ein edles | (keine) edlen | |
Comparative forms of edel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist edler | sie ist edler | es ist edler | sie sind edler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | edlerer | edlere | edleres | edlere |
| genitive | edleren | edlerer | edleren | edlerer | |
| dative | edlerem | edlerer | edlerem | edleren | |
| accusative | edleren | edlere | edleres | edlere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der edlere | die edlere | das edlere | die edleren |
| genitive | des edleren | der edleren | des edleren | der edleren | |
| dative | dem edleren | der edleren | dem edleren | den edleren | |
| accusative | den edleren | die edlere | das edlere | die edleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein edlerer | eine edlere | ein edleres | (keine) edleren |
| genitive | eines edleren | einer edleren | eines edleren | (keiner) edleren | |
| dative | einem edleren | einer edleren | einem edleren | (keinen) edleren | |
| accusative | einen edleren | eine edlere | ein edleres | (keine) edleren | |
Superlative forms of edel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist am edelsten | sie ist am edelsten | es ist am edelsten | sie sind am edelsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | edelster | edelste | edelstes | edelste |
| genitive | edelsten | edelster | edelsten | edelster | |
| dative | edelstem | edelster | edelstem | edelsten | |
| accusative | edelsten | edelste | edelstes | edelste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der edelste | die edelste | das edelste | die edelsten |
| genitive | des edelsten | der edelsten | des edelsten | der edelsten | |
| dative | dem edelsten | der edelsten | dem edelsten | den edelsten | |
| accusative | den edelsten | die edelste | das edelste | die edelsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein edelster | eine edelste | ein edelstes | (keine) edelsten |
| genitive | eines edelsten | einer edelsten | eines edelsten | (keiner) edelsten | |
| dative | einem edelsten | einer edelsten | einem edelsten | (keinen) edelsten | |
| accusative | einen edelsten | eine edelste | ein edelstes | (keine) edelsten | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “edel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “edel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “edel” in Duden online
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuli, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.
Adjective
ēdel
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| nominative | indefinite | ēdel | ēdel, ēdele | ēdel | ēdel, ēdele |
| definite | ēdel, ēdele | ēdel, ēdele | |||
| accusative | indefinite | ēdelen | ēdel, ēdele | ēdel | ēdel, ēdele |
| definite | ēdel, ēdele | ||||
| genitive | indefinite | ēdels | ēdelre | ēdels | ēdelre |
| definite | ēdels, ēdelen | ēdels, ēdelen | |||
| dative | ēdelen | ēdelre | ēdelen | ēdelen | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dutch: edel
- Limburgish: aedel
Further reading
- “edel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “edel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Low German edel.
Adjective
edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlere, indefinite superlative edlest, definite superlative edleste)
Derived terms
References
- “edel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Low German edel.
Adjective
edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlare, indefinite superlative edlast, definite superlative edlaste)
Derived terms
References
- “edel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish edellä.
Preposition
edel
- before (in time)