adele

See also: adèle, Adele, and Adèle

English

Etymology

Blend of additive +‎ idele; coined by André Weil.

Noun

adele (plural adeles)

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Wikipedia

1. (mathematics) An infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic number for every prime number p, such that all but finitely many of them are p-adic integers. More generally, a member of a self-dual topological ring built on any algebraic number field, and involving in a symmetric way all the completions of the field.

Related terms

• adelic
• adelically

Anagrams

• Edale, deale, leade

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

adele

1. Adele (language spoken in Ghana and Togo)

Declension

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.dè.lé/

Noun

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

• Àdèlé (“title of a regent”)