"Adel" meaning in German

See Adel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈaːdl̩] Audio: De-Adel.ogg Forms: Adels [genitive, masculine], Adel [genitive, masculine], Adel [feminine, genitive], Adels [plural], Adel [plural]
Etymology: From Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal. More at athel. The surname is shortened from male given names beginning with Adel-. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|goh|adal}} Old High German adal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*aþal}} Proto-West Germanic *aþal Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Adel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Adels or (with an article) Adel, feminine genitive Adel, plural Adels or Adel)
  1. a surname transferred from the given name Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Adel-de-name-iPgqm~KQ Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 98 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈaːdl̩] Audio: De-Adel.ogg Forms: Adels [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Adel [nominative, singular], Adels [genitive, singular], Adel [dative, singular], Adel [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal. More at athel. The surname is shortened from male given names beginning with Adel-. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|goh|adal}} Old High German adal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*aþal}} Proto-West Germanic *aþal Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Adel m (strong, genitive Adels, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (collective) nobility Tags: collective, masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Nobility Derived forms: Adelshaus, Adelsprädikat, Adelstitel, adlig, Erbadel, Geldadel, Hochadel, Landadel, Prädialadel
    Sense id: en-Adel-de-noun-E-YgfYDd Disambiguation of Nobility: 18 82

Inflected forms

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            "1": "et",
            "2": "aadel",
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    {
      "form": "Adels",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Adel",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Adels",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Adel",
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "Adelstitel"
        },
        {
          "word": "adlig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Erbadel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Geldadel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hochadel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Landadel"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈaːdl̩]"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Adel",
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
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      "ipa": "[ˈaːdl̩]"
    },
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    },
    {
      "word": "Adelsprädikat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Adelstitel"
    },
    {
      "word": "adlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erbadel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geldadel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hochadel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landadel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prädialadel"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Estonian: aadel"
    }
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Adel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Adels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Adel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Adel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "[ˈaːdl̩]"
    },
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