Adela

Adela

See also: adela, adelã, Adéla, and Adelą

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Adela f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Adelidae – fairy longhorn moths.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Adela reaumurella (green longhorn)

References

• Adela (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Adela on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Adela on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

Etymology

Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.də.lə/, /ə.ˈdɛ.lə/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Adela

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Related terms

Related terms

• Adelaide
• Adele
• Adelina
• Adeline
• Alice
• Aline

Translations

female given name

Czech: Adéla (cs) f Estonian: Teele French: Adèle (fr) f German: Adele (de) f Greek: Αδέλα (el) f (Adéla) Hawaiian: ʻAkela Hebrew: אדלה‎ f (adela) Hungarian: Adél (hu), Adela (hu) Italian: Adele (it) f Polish: Adela (pl) f Romanian: Adela f Spanish: Adela (es) f

See also

• Ethel

References

1. “Adela”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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Proper noun

Adela

1. a female given name

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɛ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: A‧de‧la

Proper noun

Adela f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adela

Declension

Declension of Adela

	singular	plural
nominative	Adela	Adele
genitive	Adeli	Adeli/Adel
dative	Adeli	Adelom
accusative	Adelę	Adele
instrumental	Adelą	Adelami
locative	Adeli	Adelach
vocative	Adelo	Adele

Further reading

• Adela in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈadela]

Proper noun

Adela f (genitive singular Adely, nominative plural Adely, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adele or Adela

Declension

Declension of Adela

	singular	plural
nominative	Adela	Adely
genitive	Adely	Adiel
dative	Adele	Adelám
accusative	Adelu	Adely
locative	Adele	Adelách
instrumental	Adelou	Adelami

Derived terms

• Ada
• Adica
• Adina
• Aduša
• Adelka

Further reading

• Adela in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdela/ [aˈð̞e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: A‧de‧la

Proper noun

Adela f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Adela or Adele