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Webster 1913 Edition
Loyal
Loy′al
,Adj.
1.
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.
Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? –
To help King Edward in his time of storm,
As every
To help King Edward in his time of storm,
As every
loyal
subject ought to do. Shakespeare
2.
True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity, especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.
Your true and
loyal
wife. Shakespeare
Unhappy both, but
loyal
their loves. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Loyal
LOY'AL
,Adj.
Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith, duty or love; not treacherous; used of subjects to their prince, and of husband, wife and lovers; as a loyal subject; a loyal wife.
There Laodamia with Evadne moves, unhappy both! but loyal in their loves.
Definition 2024
Loyal
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See also: Loyal
English
Adjective
loyal (comparative loyaler or loyaller, superlative loyalest or loyallest)
- Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
- Faithful to a person or cause.
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Translations
firm in allegiance to a person or institution
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Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løjaːl/, [lʌˈjæːˀl]
Adjective
loyal
Inflection
| Inflection of loyal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | loyal | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | loyalt | — | —2 |
| Plural | loyale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | loyale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Derived terms
- illoyal
- loyalitet
French
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French loial, leial, leal, loyel from Latin lēgālis. Equivalent to loi + -al. Doublet of légal.
Adjective
loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)
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German
Etymology
Adjective
loyal (comparative loyaler, superlative am loyalsten)
Antonyms
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Declension
Positive forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist loyal | sie ist loyal | es ist loyal | sie sind loyal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyaler | loyale | loyales | loyale |
| genitive | loyalen | loyaler | loyalen | loyaler | |
| dative | loyalem | loyaler | loyalem | loyalen | |
| accusative | loyalen | loyale | loyales | loyale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyale | die loyale | das loyale | die loyalen |
| genitive | des loyalen | der loyalen | des loyalen | der loyalen | |
| dative | dem loyalen | der loyalen | dem loyalen | den loyalen | |
| accusative | den loyalen | die loyale | das loyale | die loyalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyaler | eine loyale | ein loyales | (keine) loyalen |
| genitive | eines loyalen | einer loyalen | eines loyalen | (keiner) loyalen | |
| dative | einem loyalen | einer loyalen | einem loyalen | (keinen) loyalen | |
| accusative | einen loyalen | eine loyale | ein loyales | (keine) loyalen | |
Comparative forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist loyaler | sie ist loyaler | es ist loyaler | sie sind loyaler | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyalerer | loyalere | loyaleres | loyalere |
| genitive | loyaleren | loyalerer | loyaleren | loyalerer | |
| dative | loyalerem | loyalerer | loyalerem | loyaleren | |
| accusative | loyaleren | loyalere | loyaleres | loyalere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyalere | die loyalere | das loyalere | die loyaleren |
| genitive | des loyaleren | der loyaleren | des loyaleren | der loyaleren | |
| dative | dem loyaleren | der loyaleren | dem loyaleren | den loyaleren | |
| accusative | den loyaleren | die loyalere | das loyalere | die loyaleren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyalerer | eine loyalere | ein loyaleres | (keine) loyaleren |
| genitive | eines loyaleren | einer loyaleren | eines loyaleren | (keiner) loyaleren | |
| dative | einem loyaleren | einer loyaleren | einem loyaleren | (keinen) loyaleren | |
| accusative | einen loyaleren | eine loyalere | ein loyaleres | (keine) loyaleren | |
Superlative forms of loyal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am loyalsten | sie ist am loyalsten | es ist am loyalsten | sie sind am loyalsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | loyalster | loyalste | loyalstes | loyalste |
| genitive | loyalsten | loyalster | loyalsten | loyalster | |
| dative | loyalstem | loyalster | loyalstem | loyalsten | |
| accusative | loyalsten | loyalste | loyalstes | loyalste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der loyalste | die loyalste | das loyalste | die loyalsten |
| genitive | des loyalsten | der loyalsten | des loyalsten | der loyalsten | |
| dative | dem loyalsten | der loyalsten | dem loyalsten | den loyalsten | |
| accusative | den loyalsten | die loyalste | das loyalste | die loyalsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein loyalster | eine loyalste | ein loyalstes | (keine) loyalsten |
| genitive | eines loyalsten | einer loyalsten | eines loyalsten | (keiner) loyalsten | |
| dative | einem loyalsten | einer loyalsten | einem loyalsten | (keinen) loyalsten | |
| accusative | einen loyalsten | eine loyalste | ein loyalstes | (keine) loyalsten | |