adelen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From adel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːdələ(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ade‧len

Verb

[edit]

adelen

  1. (transitive) to ennoble (to bestow with nobility)
    De koning besloot de moedige ridder te adelen.The king decided to ennoble the brave knight.
    Na zijn heldendaad werd hij geadeld door de vorst.After his act of heroism, he was ennobled by the monarch.
    Het was een zeldzame eer om te worden geadeld in die tijd.It was a rare honor to be ennobled during that era.
  2. (transitive) to ennoble, elevate, edify
    Zijn woorden adelden de geest van de luisteraars.His words ennobled the spirits of the listeners.
    Literatuur heeft de kracht om de ziel te adelen.Literature has the power to elevate the soul.
    Muziek kan onze gedachten adelen en verheffen.Music can edify and uplift our thoughts.

Conjugation

[edit]
Conjugation of adelen (weak)
infinitive adelen
past singular adelde
past participle geadeld
infinitive adelen
gerund adelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular adel adelde
2nd person sing. (jij) adelt, adel2 adelde
2nd person sing. (u) adelt adelde
2nd person sing. (gij) adelt adelde
3rd person singular adelt adelde
plural adelen adelden
subjunctive sing.1 adele adelde
subjunctive plur.1 adelen adelden
imperative sing. adel
imperative plur.1 adelt
participles adelend geadeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Finnish

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

adelen

  1. genitive singular of adele

Norwegian Bokmål

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

adelen m

  1. definite singular of adel

Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

adelen m

  1. definite singular of adel