"Adele" meaning in German

See Adele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aˈdeːlə/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller-Adele.wav , De-Adele.ogg
Rhymes: -eːlə Etymology: Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare edel and Adel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|Adèle}} Borrowed from French Adèle, {{der|de|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f,n:s.gen:s:-:ns|dim=Adelchen}} Adele f (proper noun, genitive Adeles or Adele or Adelens, plural Adelen or Adeles, diminutive Adelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,n:s.gen:s:-:ns}} Forms: Adeles [genitive], Adele [genitive], Adelens [genitive], Adelen [plural], Adeles [plural], Adelchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Adele [nominative, singular], Adelen [definite, nominative, plural], Adeles [definite, nominative, plural], Adeles [genitive, singular], Adele [genitive, singular], Adelens [genitive, singular], Adelen [definite, genitive, plural], Adeles [definite, genitive, plural], Adele [dative, singular], Adelen [dative, definite, plural], Adeles [dative, definite, plural], Adele [accusative, singular], Adelen [accusative, definite, plural], Adeles [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a female given name from French, equivalent to English Adele or Adela Tags: feminine, proper-noun
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