adele

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See also: adèle, Adele, and Adèle

English

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Etymology

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Blend of additive +‎ idele; coined by André Weil.

Noun

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adele (plural adeles)

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  1. (mathematics) A member of a self-dual topological ring built on the field of rational numbers (or, more generally, any algebraic number field), and involving in a symmetric way all the completions of the field.
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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English Adele, from some African language (see the English entry for more).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑdele/, [ˈɑ̝de̞le̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑdele
  • Syllabification(key): a‧de‧le

Noun

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adele

  1. Adele (language spoken in Ghana and Togo)

Declension

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Inflection of adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative adele
genitive adelen
partitive adelea
illative adeleen
singular plural
nominative adele
accusative nom. adele
gen. adelen
genitive adelen
partitive adelea
inessive adelessa
elative adelesta
illative adeleen
adessive adelella
ablative adelelta
allative adelelle
essive adelena
translative adeleksi
abessive adeletta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative adeleni
accusative nom. adeleni
gen. adeleni
genitive adeleni
partitive adeleani
inessive adelessani
elative adelestani
illative adeleeni
adessive adelellani
ablative adeleltani
allative adelelleni
essive adelenani
translative adelekseni
abessive adelettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative adelesi
accusative nom. adelesi
gen. adelesi
genitive adelesi
partitive adeleasi
inessive adelessasi
elative adelestasi
illative adeleesi
adessive adelellasi
ablative adeleltasi
allative adelellesi
essive adelenasi
translative adeleksesi
abessive adelettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative adelemme
accusative nom. adelemme
gen. adelemme
genitive adelemme
partitive adeleamme
inessive adelessamme
elative adelestamme
illative adeleemme
adessive adelellamme
ablative adeleltamme
allative adelellemme
essive adelenamme
translative adeleksemme
abessive adelettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative adelenne
accusative nom. adelenne
gen. adelenne
genitive adelenne
partitive adeleanne
inessive adelessanne
elative adelestanne
illative adeleenne
adessive adelellanne
ablative adeleltanne
allative adelellenne
essive adelenanne
translative adeleksenne
abessive adelettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative adelensa
accusative nom. adelensa
gen. adelensa
genitive adelensa
partitive adeleaan
adeleansa
inessive adelessaan
adelessansa
elative adelestaan
adelestansa
illative adeleensa
adessive adelellaan
adelellansa
ablative adeleltaan
adeleltansa
allative adelelleen
adelellensa
essive adelenaan
adelenansa
translative adelekseen
adeleksensa
abessive adelettaan
adelettansa
instructive
comitative

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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adele

  1. inflection of adeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first-person plural subjunctive I
    3. third-person singular subjunctive I
    4. singular imperative

Yoruba

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Etymology

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From à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dèlé (to guard the home), literally One who guards the home (until the rightful owner comes).

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Noun

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àdèlé

  1. a regent; (specifically) a female regent (usually the eldest daughter of the deceased monarch) who reigns on the throne until the kingmakers (Afọbajẹ) crown another king.

Derived terms

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