adel – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of adel

Noun: adel
Gender: Masculine Hyphenation:
uncountable

Sample Sentences

  • De adel had vroeger veel macht in Europa. (The nobility used to have a lot of power in Europe.)
  • Hij stamt af van de oude adel. (He descends from the old nobility.)
  • In veel landen is de adel een ceremoniële klasse. (In many countries, the nobility is a ceremonial class.)
  • Hij had een adel van geest die doorscheen in zijn werken. (He possessed a nobility of spirit that is reflected in his works.)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch *athal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Verbs referencing "adel"

English Nouns athel.

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