edel
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
edel (attributive edele, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)
Derived terms edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ēdel, from Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of edel | ||||
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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 edit
Related terms edit
Anagrams edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (“south”).
Noun edit
edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)
Declension edit
Declension of edel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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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 edit
- (compass points)
loe | põhi | kirre |
lääs | ida | |
edel | lõuna | kagu |
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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
- (gems) precious
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 edit
Further reading edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.
Adjective edit
ēdel
Inflection edit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German edel.
Adjective edit
edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlere, indefinite superlative edlest, definite superlative edleste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “edel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German edel.
Adjective edit
edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlare, indefinite superlative edlast, definite superlative edlaste)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “edel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Veps edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish edellä.
Preposition edit
edel
- before (in time)