eedel

== Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From German edel, from Old High German edili, from Proto-Germanic *aþlijaz or *aþiluz, derived from *aþalą, whence Adel (also from German). The inherited Luxembourgish form *iedel is attested in a few derivatives like Iedelmann (“nobleman”), Iedelsteen (“precious stone”), but these have now also been displaced by ee-forms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːdel/, [ˈeː.dəl] === Adjective === eedel (masculine eedelen, neuter eedelt, comparative méi eedel, superlative am eedelsten) precious, classy, noble ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Eedelsteen ==== Related terms ==== Adel (“nobility”) adeleg (“noble, of high birth”) == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian ethele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþulī, from Proto-Germanic *aþulijaz. Cognate with Dutch, German edel, English athel, West Frisian eal. === Adjective === eedel noble ==== Derived terms ==== Eedelljuude Eedelmon eedelmöidich Eedelsteen ==== Related terms ==== Oadel Oadelker