edel

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch edel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiə̯dəl/ === Adjective === edel (attributive edele or edel, comparative edeler, superlative edelste) noble ==== Inflection ==== ==== 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/ Hyphenation: edel Rhymes: -eːdəl === Adjective === edel (comparative edeler, superlative edelst) noble ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === deel, dele, lede, leed == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *etelä. Cognate with Finnish etelä (“south”). === Noun === edel (genitive edela, partitive edelat) southwest ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points: [edit] == 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/ === Adjective === 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 (of gems) precious ==== Declension ==== ==== 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 noble, of high birth excellent, distinguished morally noble, righteous ==== Inflection ==== ==== 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) 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) 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 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