Adelaide

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.də.leɪd/ (South Australia) IPA(key): /ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/ Rhymes: -ædəleɪd === Proper noun === Adelaide A female given name from the Germanic languages. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Adela, Adele, Adelina, Adeline, Alice, Alison, Ethel, Heidi ==== Descendants ==== → Greek: Άντελαϊντ (Ántelaïnt) ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Proper noun === Adelaide f a female given name, equivalent to English Adelaide Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia, Australia) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: A‧de‧lai‧de === Proper noun === Adelaide f (plural Adelaides) a female given name, equivalent to English Adelaide === Proper noun === Adelaide f Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia, Australia) == Serbo-Croatian == === Proper noun === Adelaide m (no known Cyrillic variant), f Adelaide (the state capital of South Australia)