See also: Edel, édel, and -edel

Afrikaans edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Adjective edit

edel (attributive edele, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)

  1. noble

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Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch ēdel, from Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.

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Adjective edit

edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)

  1. noble

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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

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Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (south).

Noun edit

edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)

  1. southwest

Declension edit

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 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeːdl̩/, /ˈʔeːdəl/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

edel (strong nominative masculine singular edler, comparative edler, superlative am edelsten)

  1. (of people) noble (having a noble character)
    Synonym: adlig
  2. (of people, archaic) noble (being a member of the nobility)
  3. (of deeds) noble
  4. (of things) elegant, classy, high-quality
    Synonym: hochwertig
  5. (gems) precious

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Further reading edit

  • edel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • edel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • edel” in Duden online

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch edel, edele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz.

Adjective edit

ēdel

  1. noble, of high birth
  2. excellent, distinguished
  3. morally noble, righteous

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Descendants edit

  • Dutch: edel
  • Limburgish: aedel

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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)

  1. noble

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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)

  1. noble

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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

  1. before (in time)

References edit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “до, перед, передо, под, прежде”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika