abel

== Cornish == === Etymology === From Middle English able, from Old French habile === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːbɛl/ === Adjective === abel able, capable == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch abel, from Old French able, from Latin habilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/ Hyphenation: abel Rhymes: -aːbəl Homophone: Abel === Adjective === abel (comparative abeler, superlative abelst) (dated) capable, able Synonyms: behendig, bekwaam, capabel, handig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abelheid == Middle Low German == === Adjective === abel skilful, fitting, suitable === References === August Lübben (1888) "abel", in Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Norden und Leipzig, Diedr. Soltau's Verlag. Project Gutenberg. == Old French == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin albellus, diminutive of Latin albus (“white”). === Noun === abel oblique singular, m (oblique plural abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative singular abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative plural abel) white poplar; Populus alba ==== Descendants ==== → English: abele ==== Further reading ==== Populus alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Old Frisian == === Alternative forms === ābēil === Etymology === From ā- +‎ *bēl. === Noun === ābēl m swollen scar of a wound, lasting scar ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Adjective === abel Northern Scots form of able === References === “abel”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.