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aðal-

See also: adal, Adal, aðal, -adal, and athal-

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse aðall, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Related to Icelandic aðall (“nobility”).

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

aðal-

  1. main, chief, head, principal
    aðal- + áhrif (“effect”) ⇒ aðaláhrif (“main effect”)
    aðal- + bygging (“building”) ⇒ aðalbygging (“main building”)
    aðal- + áhugamál (“interest, field of interest; hobbyhorse; hobby”) ⇒ aðaláhugamál (“main interest”)
    aðal- + fag (“subject; field of subject”) ⇒ aðalfag (“major”)

Derived terms edit

Icelandic terms prefixed with aðal-

See also edit

Further reading edit

Old Saxon edit

Prefix edit

aðal-

  1. Alternative form of athal-
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