adelig
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdəlɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdəlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (Germany): (file) Audio (Germany): (file) - Hyphenation: ade‧lig
Adjective
adelig (strong nominative masculine singular adeliger, comparative adeliger, superlative am adeligsten)
- alternative form of adlig
Declension
Positive forms of adelig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist adelig | sie ist adelig | es ist adelig | sie sind adelig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | adeliger | adelige | adeliges | adelige |
| genitive | adeligen | adeliger | adeligen | adeliger | |
| dative | adeligem | adeliger | adeligem | adeligen | |
| accusative | adeligen | adelige | adeliges | adelige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der adelige | die adelige | das adelige | die adeligen |
| genitive | des adeligen | der adeligen | des adeligen | der adeligen | |
| dative | dem adeligen | der adeligen | dem adeligen | den adeligen | |
| accusative | den adeligen | die adelige | das adelige | die adeligen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein adeliger | eine adelige | ein adeliges | (keine) adeligen |
| genitive | eines adeligen | einer adeligen | eines adeligen | (keiner) adeligen | |
| dative | einem adeligen | einer adeligen | einem adeligen | (keinen) adeligen | |
| accusative | einen adeligen | eine adelige | ein adeliges | (keine) adeligen | |
Comparative forms of adelig
Superlative forms of adelig
Derived terms
- Adeliger m, Adelige f
- Adeligkeit
Further reading
Old Dutch
Etymology
From ā- + *dēlig (“having a share in, in possession”). Cognate with Old High German āteilig.
Adjective
ādēlig
- not in possession
Inflection
Declension of ādēlig (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | ādēlig | ādēlig | ādēlig | ādēliga, ādēlige | ||
| accusative | ādēligan, ādēligen | ādēliga | ādēlig | ādēliga, ādēlige | ||
| genitive | ādēliges | ādēligero | ādēliges | ādēligero | ||
| dative | ādēligin, ādēligemo | ādēligero | ādēligin, ādēligemo | ādēligon | ||
| weak declension | ||||||
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | ādēligo | ādēliga | ādēliga | ādēligon | ||
| accusative | ādēligon | ādēligon | ādēliga | ādēligon | ||
| genitive | ādēligin | ādēligon | ādēligin | ādēligono | ||
| dative | ādēligin | ādēligon | ādēligin | ādēligon | ||
References
- “ādēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Swedish
Adjective
adelig
- dated form of adlig