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)

Adjective

adlig ‎(comparative adliger, superlative am adligsten)

1. highborn, noble (of noble ancestry)
2. pertaining to the nobility

Related terms

• Adel
• edel

Old English

Adjective

ādliġ

1. sick, ill, diseased

Declension

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)

1. 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.

2. Characteristic of nobility.

   Alla runt bordet uppförde sig förnämt och adligt .‎

   Everyone around the behaved themselves in an distinguished and noble manner.

Declension

Related terms

• adel
• adla