adla

See also: ädla and adlą́

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		адла
Arabic		آدلا

Etymology

From ad (“name”) +‎ -la (“with; -y”, contraction of ilə). See also ad-san (“fame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑdnɑn] (as if spelled *adnan)

Adjective

adla (comparative daha adla, superlative ən adla)

1. famous
   • 1982, İsmayıl Şıxlı, “Qızıl ilan [The Golden Snake]”, in Azərbaycan [Azerbaijan], number 7, pages 75–98; republished as “Гызыл илан [Qızıl ilan]”, in Rasimə Abbasova, editor, Намәрд ҝүлләси [Namərd gülləsi], 1991, page 17:

     Бу кәндин мејвәси адлајды.

     Bu kəndin meyvəsi adlaydı.

     Fruitage of this village was famous.

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English, from Old English utlah (whence English outlaw), compare Welsh wtla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Revived Middle Cornish):

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Noun

adla m (plural adlyon)

1. outcast, outlaw, rogue

References

• “adla” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• adlet

Verb

adla

1. inflection of adle:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• adle (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From adel (“nobility”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²aːd.la/, [²ɐ̞ːd.lɐ]

Verb

adla (present tense adlar, past tense adla, past participle adla, passive infinitive adlast, present participle adlande, imperative adla/adl)

1. to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble

Anagrams

• adla, alda, dala, lada

Old English

Noun

ādla

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of ādl

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1621 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. Derived from adel (“nobility”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːdˌla/

Verb

adla (present adlar, preterite adlade, supine adlat, imperative adla)

1. to raise to the rank of nobility; to knight, to ennoble.

   Kungen adlade många av sina bästa generaler.

   The king ennobled many of his best generals.

2. (figuratively) to bestow with higher value; to ennoble.

   Att ägna is åt välgörenhet adlar människor.

   Doing charity ennobles people.

Conjugation

Conjugation of adla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	adla		adlas
supine	adlat		adlats
imperative	adla		—
imper. plural1	adlen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	adlar	adlade	adlas	adlades
ind. plural1	adla	adlade	adlas	adlades
subjunctive2	adle	adlade	adles	adlades
present participle		adlande
past participle		adlad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• adel
• adlig

Anagrams

• dala, lada