loyal

== English == === Alternative forms === loyall (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɔɪəl/ Rhymes: -ɔɪəl Hyphenation: loy‧al === Adjective === loyal (comparative more loyal, superlative most loyal) Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant. Faithful to a person or cause. ==== Antonyms ==== disloyal fickle treacherous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Yolla, yallo, alloy, ollay == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French loyal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /løjaːl/, [lʌˈjæːˀl] === Adjective === loyal loyal ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== illoyal loyalitet === Further reading === “loyal” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French loial (with various alternative forms: leial, leal, loyel) from Latin lēgālis. Equivalent to loi +‎ -al. Doublet of légal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lwa.jal/ Homophones: loyale, loyales === Adjective === loyal (feminine loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales) loyal, faithful Near-synonym: fidèle fair, honest Antonym: déloyal ==== Derived terms ==== déloyal loyalement loyalisme loyaliste à la loyale ==== Related terms ==== loi loyauté === References === === Further reading === “loyal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === 18th century, from French loyal, from Latin legalis. Doublet of legal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lo̯aˈjaːl/, [lɔˈjaːl], [lo-], [lo.aˈjaːl] === Adjective === loyal (strong nominative masculine singular loyaler, comparative loyaler, superlative am loyalsten) loyal Antonym: illoyal ==== Usage notes ==== Loyal usually means a formal, outward kind of loyalty, whereas treu tends to mean loyalty that is based on emotion or deep-rooted conviction. Therefore loyal is used especially with institutions, business partners, colleagues etc., while treu is used especially with lovers, friends, pets and suchlike. Ein loyaler Ehemann would be a husband who is reliable, supports his wife, does not speak ill of her, etc., whereas ein treuer Ehemann would put more emphasis on intimate affection and monogamy. Similarly, ein loyaler Anhänger is a follower who is reliable and performs their duty, while the expression ein treuer Anhänger may add an emotional level. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Loyalist Loyalität === Further reading === “loyal” in Duden online “loyal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch loyaal (“loyal”), from Middle Dutch loyael, from Old French loyal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlo.jal/ Rhymes: -jal Hyphenation: lo‧yal === Adjective === loyal (comparative lebih loyal, superlative paling loyal) loyal Synonyms: patuh, setia ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “loyal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French loial. === Adjective === loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales) loyal ==== Descendants ==== French: loyal === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “loial”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.