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Edel
Edel
Danish
Proper noun
Edel
- A female given name, short form of compound names beginning with the Germanic element adal, edel "noble"; cognate to English Ethel and Adela.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Edel
- A female given name, cognate to Ethel; identical with the vocabulary word edel "noble".
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edel
Afrikaans
Adjective
edel (attributive edele, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)
Inflection
| Inflection 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
- edelachtbare
- edelgas
- edeling
- edelman
- edelmetaal
- edelsteen
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (“south”).
Noun
edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)
Declension
Inflection of edel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | edel | edelad |
| accusative | edela | edelad |
| genitive | edela | 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 |
German
Etymology
From Old High German adal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz, whence also Old English æþel-, Old Norse aðall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔeːdl̩/, /ˈʔeːdəl/
Adjective
edel (comparative edler, superlative am edelsten)
- (of people) noble (having a noble character)
- (of people, archaic) noble (being a member of the nobility)
- (of deeds) noble
- (of things) elegant, classy, high-quality
Declension
Positive forms of edel
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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 | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Synonyms
- (being a member of the nobility): adlig
- (of high quality): hochwertig
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.