aðal

See also: adal, Adal, aðal-, -adal, and athal-

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aðal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.al/

Noun

aðal m (genitive singular aðals, uncountable)

  1. nobility

Declension

m53 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aðal aðalin
Accusative aðal aðalin
Dative aðali aðalinum
Genitive aðals aðalsins

Synonyms

  • aðalsfólk

Noun

aðal n (genitive singular aðals, uncountable)

  1. nobility
  2. the pure, best grain

Declension

Declension of aðal (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative aðal aðalið
accusative aðal aðalið
dative aðali aðalinum
genitive aðals aðalsins

Synonyms

  • aðalsfólk
  • aðalkorn

Adjective

aðal (no inflection)

  1. (kvæði) noble

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aðal.

Noun

aðal n (genitive singular aðals, no plural)

  1. speciality, hallmark, characteristic

Declension

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Noun

aðal n (genitive aðals, dative aðli)

  1. nature, (inborn) disposition

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: aðal
  • Faroese: aðal

References

  • aðal in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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