en adel
Meaning
nobility
In Swedish: samhällsklass som tidigare hade ärvda sociala förmåner
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en adel |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | adeln |
adel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor adel, den stora adeln. Check another noun
Practise adel
1 / 1Is it en adel or ett adel?
adel in a sentence
- Den svenska adeln har idag inga särskilda privilegier.Today the Swedish nobility has no special privileges.
Words built with adel
- adelsman nobleman
- adelskap nobility
Questions
What does adel mean in English?
adel means “nobility”.
Is it en adel or ett adel?
It is en adel, and “the nobility” is adeln.
Origin
From Late Old Swedish adel, adhal, earlier aþal, aþul, aþol, aþel, aþil, from Old Norse aðal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.
Nearby common words
adel is number 9,070 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 9,071fiffla fiddle, cheat
- 9,072förtid premature, too early., premature
- 9,073oförberedd unprepared
- 9,074hyckleri hypocracies
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