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)

  1. precious, classy, noble

Declension

Declension of eedel
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner eedelen eedelt
independent without determiner eedeles eedeler
dative after any declined word eedelen eedeler eedelen eedelen
as first declined word eedelem eedelem

Derived terms

  • Eedelsteen
  • Adel (“nobility”)
  • adeleg (“noble, of high birth”)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ethele, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, from Proto-Germanic *aþiluz, *aþalaz. Cognate with English athel.

Adjective

eedel

  1. noble

Derived terms

  • Eedelljuude
  • Eedelmon
  • eedelmöidich
  • Eedelsteen
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