adlig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adel +‎ -ig

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪk/ (most speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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Adjective

adlig (strong nominative masculine singular adliger, comparative adliger, superlative am adligsten)

  1. highborn, noble (of noble ancestry)
  2. (relational) nobility

Declension
Positive forms of adlig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist adlig sie ist adlig es ist adlig sie sind adlig
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative adliger adlige adliges adlige
genitive adligen adliger adligen adliger
dative adligem adliger adligem adligen
accusative adligen adlige adliges adlige
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der adlige die adlige das adlige die adligen
genitive des adligen der adligen des adligen der adligen
dative dem adligen der adligen dem adligen den adligen
accusative den adligen die adlige das adlige die adligen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein adliger eine adlige ein adliges (keine) adligen
genitive eines adligen einer adligen eines adligen (keiner) adligen
dative einem adligen einer adligen einem adligen (keinen) adligen
accusative einen adligen eine adlige ein adliges (keine) adligen
Comparative forms of adlig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist adliger sie ist adliger es ist adliger sie sind adliger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative adligerer adligere adligeres adligere
genitive adligeren adligerer adligeren adligerer
dative adligerem adligerer adligerem adligeren
accusative adligeren adligere adligeres adligere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der adligere die adligere das adligere die adligeren
genitive des adligeren der adligeren des adligeren der adligeren
dative dem adligeren der adligeren dem adligeren den adligeren
accusative den adligeren die adligere das adligere die adligeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein adligerer eine adligere ein adligeres (keine) adligeren
genitive eines adligeren einer adligeren eines adligeren (keiner) adligeren
dative einem adligeren einer adligeren einem adligeren (keinen) adligeren
accusative einen adligeren eine adligere ein adligeres (keine) adligeren
Superlative forms of adlig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am adligsten sie ist am adligsten es ist am adligsten sie sind am adligsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative adligster adligste adligstes adligste
genitive adligsten adligster adligsten adligster
dative adligstem adligster adligstem adligsten
accusative adligsten adligste adligstes adligste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der adligste die adligste das adligste die adligsten
genitive des adligsten der adligsten des adligsten der adligsten
dative dem adligsten der adligsten dem adligsten den adligsten
accusative den adligsten die adligste das adligste die adligsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein adligster eine adligste ein adligstes (keine) adligsten
genitive eines adligsten einer adligsten eines adligsten (keiner) adligsten
dative einem adligsten einer adligsten einem adligsten (keinen) adligsten
accusative einen adligsten eine adligste ein adligstes (keine) adligsten

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “adlig” in Duden online
  • “adlig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English

Etymology

From ādl +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːd.lij/

Adjective

ādliġ

  1. sick, ill, diseased

Declension
Declension of ādliġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ādliġ ādliġu, ādliġo ādliġ
Accusative ādliġne ādliġe ādliġ
Genitive ādliġes ādliġre ādliġes
Dative ādliġum ādliġre ādliġum
Instrumental ādliġe ādliġre ādliġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ādliġe ādliġa, ādliġe ādliġu, ādliġo
Accusative ādliġe ādliġa, ādliġe ādliġu, ādliġo
Genitive ādliġra ādliġra ādliġra
Dative ādliġum ādliġum ādliġum
Instrumental ādliġum ādliġum ādliġum
Declension of ādliġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ādliġa ādliġe ādliġe
Accusative ādliġan ādliġan ādliġe
Genitive ādliġan ādliġan ādliġan
Dative ādliġan ādliġan ādliġan
Instrumental ādliġan ādliġan ādliġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ādliġan ādliġan ādliġan
Accusative ādliġan ādliġan ādliġan
Genitive ādliġra, ādliġena ādliġra, ādliġena ādliġra, ādliġena
Dative ādliġum ādliġum ādliġum
Instrumental ādliġum ādliġum ādliġum

References

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1560 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. The form adelig is the most common form until the end of the 18th century. From adel (“nobility”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːdˌlɪɡ/

Adjective

adlig (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the nobility.
    Man såg på hennes dyra kläder att hon var adlig.
    You could tell by her expensive clothing that she was noble.
  2. Characteristic of nobility.

Declension
Inflection of adlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular adlig — —
Neuter singular adligt — —
Plural adliga — —
Masculine plural3 adlige — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 adlige — —
All adliga — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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