edel

See also: Edel, édel, and -edel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch edel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiə̯dəl/

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Adjective

edel (attributive edele or edel, comparative edeler, superlative edelste)

1. noble

Inflection

Inflection of edel

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	edel	edele, edel	edele	edeles	edels
comparative	edeler		edelere	edeleres	edelers
superlative	edelste			edelstes	—

Derived terms

• edelagbaar
• edelman
• edelsteen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: edel
• Rhymes: -eːdəl

Adjective

edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst)

1. noble

Declension

Declension 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
• edelheid
• edeling
• edelman
• edelmetaal
• edelsteen
• edelvrouw
• veredelen

 

Related terms

• adel

 

Anagrams

• deel, dele, lede, leed

Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat)

1. southwest

Declension

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

• (compass points)

loe	põhi	kirre
lääs		ida
edel	lõuna	kagu

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeːdl̩/, /ˈʔeːdəl/

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

Declension

Positive forms of edel

number & gender		singular			plural
		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

Comparative forms of edel

number & gender		singular			plural
		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

Superlative forms of edel

number & gender		singular			plural
		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

• halbedel

Further reading

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

ēdel

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

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele
	Definite	ēdel, ēdele		ēdel, ēdele
Accusative	Indefinite	ēdelen	ēdel, ēdele	ēdel	ēdel, ēdele
	Definite			ēdel, ēdele
Genitive	Indefinite	ēdels	ēdelre	ēdels	ēdelre
	Definite	ēdels, ēdelen		ēdels, ēdelen
Dative		ēdelen	ēdelre	ēdelen	ēdelen

Derived terms

• ēdelen

Descendants

• Dutch: edel
• Limburgish: aedel

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

From German Low German edel.

Adjective

edel (neuter singular edelt, definite singular and plural edle, comparative edlere, indefinite superlative edlest, definite superlative edleste)

1. noble

Derived terms

• edelgass
• edelmetall
• edelstein, edelsten
• foredle

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)

1. noble

Derived terms

• edelgass
• edelmetall
• edelstein
• foredle

References

• “edel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish edellä.

Preposition

edel

1. before (in time)

References

• 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]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika