Masculine

adel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) nobility (class of people)
  2. (masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) nobility (quality of being noble)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaːdəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

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