German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adel +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪk/ (most speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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Adjective

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adlig (strong nominative masculine singular adliger, comparative adliger, superlative am adligsten)

  1. highborn, noble (of noble ancestry)
  2. (relational) nobility

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Further reading

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  • adlig” in Duden online
  • adlig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English

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Etymology

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From ādl +‎ -iġ.

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ādliġ

  1. sick, ill, diseased

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Attested since 1560 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. The form adelig is the most common form until the end of the 18th century. From adel (nobility) +‎ -ig (-y).

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Adjective

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adlig (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the nobility.
    Man såg på hennes dyra kläder att hon var adlig.
    You could tell by her expensive clothing that she was noble.
  2. Characteristic of nobility.

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Inflection of adlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular adlig
Neuter singular adligt
Plural adliga
Masculine plural3 adlige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 adlige
All adliga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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