adlig
German
Alternative forms
- adelig (somewhat less common)
Etymology
Adel + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaːdlɪk/ (most speakers in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file)
Adjective
adlig (comparative adliger, superlative am adligsten)
- highborn, noble (of noble ancestry)
- pertaining to the nobility
Derived terms
- Adlige, Adliger
- Adligkeit
Related terms
- Adel
- Adelheid
- Adeln
- adeln
- Adelsstand
- Adelung
- Adler
- Adolf
- edel
- Edelmut
- Geadelte
- Geadelter
Further reading
- adlig in Duden online
Old English
Etymology
From ādl + -iġ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːdlij/
Adjective
ādliġ
- sick, ill, diseased
Declension
Declension of adlig — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ādliġ | ādliġu, -o | ādliġ |
| Accusative | ādliġne | ādliġe | ādliġ |
| Genitive | ādliġes | ādliġre | ādliġes |
| Dative | ādliġum | ādliġre | ādliġum |
| Instrumental | ādliġe | ādliġre | ādliġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ādliġe | ādliġa, -e | ādliġu, -o |
| Accusative | ādliġe | ādliġa, -e | ādliġu, -o |
| Genitive | ādliġra | ādliġra | ādliġra |
| Dative | ādliġum | ādliġum | ādliġum |
| Instrumental | ādliġum | ādliġum | ādliġum |
Declension of adlig — 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
- 2010, J. Bosworth, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), ádlíc
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): /ˈɑdˌlɪɡ/
Adjective
adlig (not comparable)
- 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.
- Characteristic of nobility.
- Alla runt bordet uppförde sig förnämt och adligt .
- Everyone around the behaved themselves in an distinguished and noble manner.
Declension
| Inflection of adlig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | adlig | — | — |
| Neuter singular | adligt | — | — |
| Plural | adliga | — | — |
| 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. | |||
Related terms
- adel
- adla