idel
Fala
FWOTD – 11 October 2012
Alternative forms
- dicel (Valverdeñu)
- idil (Mañegu, Lagarteiru)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese dizer (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say; I tell”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, point out”). Genetically close to Portuguese dizer and Galician dicir, but shares more areal features with Extremaduran izil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈdel/
Verb
idel
- (Mañegu, Lagarteiru) to say; to tell
- 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Chapter 3: Radós:
- A radón mais grandi pa defendela é que é nossa LENGUA MATERNA, a “primeira lengua que un indivíduu aprendi de maneira ínnconscienti duranti a sua infancia” i en ela han aprindiu a idel as primeiras palabras […]
- The greatest reason to defend it is that it is our NATIVE LANGUAGE, the “first language that an individual learns in an unconscious manner during his infancy” and in it learned how to say his first words […]
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Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 159
Middle English
Adjective
idel
- Alternative form of ydel (“empty”)
Noun
idel
- Alternative form of ydel (“idleness”)
Noun
idel
- (Early Middle English, Northern) Alternative form of ydole
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. Cognate with Old Frisian īdel, Old Saxon īdal, Dutch ijdel, Old High German ītal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiː.del/
Adjective
īdel
- empty, void; bereft
- īdelhende ― empty-handed
- worthless, useless, vain
- īdelbliss ― vain joy
- īdelġielp ― vain glory, arrogance
- īdelsprǣċe ― idle-speaking, talkative
Declension
Declension of īdel — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | īdel | īdelu, īdlu, īdelo, īdlo | īdel |
Accusative | īdelne | īdele, īdle | īdel |
Genitive | īdeles, īdles | īdelre | īdeles, īdles |
Dative | īdelum, īdlum | īdelre | īdelum, īdlum |
Instrumental | īdele, īdle | īdelre | īdele, īdle |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | īdele, īdle | īdela, īdla, īdele, īdle | īdelu, īdlu, īdelo, īdlo |
Accusative | īdele, īdle | īdela, īdla, īdele, īdle | īdelu, īdlu, īdelo, īdlo |
Genitive | īdelra | īdelra | īdelra |
Dative | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum |
Instrumental | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum |
Declension of īdel — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | īdela, īdla | īdele, īdle | īdele, īdle |
Accusative | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdele, īdle |
Genitive | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan |
Dative | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan |
Instrumental | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan |
Accusative | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan | īdelan, īdlan |
Genitive | īdelra, īdelena, īdlena | īdelra, īdelena, īdlena | īdelra, īdelena, īdlena |
Dative | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum |
Instrumental | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum | īdelum, īdlum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ydel, idel, idil, idill, idul, idyl, idyll, ydell, ydil, ydill, ydul, ydull
- English: idle
- Scots: idle
Noun
īdel n
- idleness, vanity, futility, frivolity
Declension
Declension of idel (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | īdel | īdel |
accusative | īdel | īdel |
genitive | īdeles | īdela |
dative | īdele | īdelum |
Derived terms
- on īdel
Descendants
- Middle English: idel, ydel
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German idel (“empty, pure, vain”). Compare English idle (“empty, vacant”), German eidel (“empty, vain”).
Adjective
idel
- (obsolete) empty, void
Synonyms
- intig
- tom
Adverb
idel
- just, only
- Synonyms: bara, blott, enbart, endast, uteslutande
Derived terms
- vara idel öra
See also
- idelig
West Frisian
Adjective
idel
- vain, abortive (coming to naught, failing in its effect)
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “idel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011