# Adele
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈdɛl/
    Rhymes: -ɛl
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

#### Proper noun

Adele (plural Adeles)
* A female given name from the Germanic languages.
** 1833, E. Littell, “On Grand Christian Names”, in The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 211:The beauty and simplicity of names are altogether arbitrary: Mary and Elizabeth, and Judith, may suit a taste formed on the Puritan model, that is to say, an English and Scottish taste: the French consider Victoire, Adele, Adriane, or any other such “fanciful and romantic” names, quite as simple, and perhaps as beautiful, as Mr. Stuart does Mary and Jane.

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

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#### Pronunciation

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#### Proper noun

Adele
* A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and neighboring Togo.

##### Translations
#### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Adele terms
* Ethnologue entry for Adele, ade ⁠

### Anagrams

* Edale, deale, leade

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French Adèle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑdele/, [ˈɑ̝de̞le̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑdele
* Hyphenation: A‧de‧le

### Proper noun

Adele
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Adele (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Adeleni
Adeleni
accusative
nom.
Adeleni
Adeleni
gen.
Adeleni
genitive
Adeleni
Adelejeni Adeleini $^{rare}$
partitive
Adeleani
Adelejani
inessive
Adelessani
Adeleissani
elative
Adelestani
Adeleistani
illative
Adeleeni
Adeleihini
adessive
Adelellani
Adeleillani
ablative
Adeleltani
Adeleiltani
allative
Adelelleni
Adeleilleni
essive
Adelenani
Adeleinani
translative
Adelekseni
Adeleikseni
abessive
Adelettani
Adeleittani
instructive
comitative
—Adeleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Adelesi
Adelesi
accusative
nom.
Adelesi
Adelesi
gen.
Adelesi
genitive
Adelesi
Adelejesi Adeleisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Adeleasi
Adelejasi
inessive
Adelessasi
Adeleissasi
elative
Adelestasi
Adeleistasi
illative
Adeleesi
Adeleihisi
adessive
Adelellasi
Adeleillasi
ablative
Adeleltasi
Adeleiltasi
allative
Adelellesi
Adeleillesi
essive
Adelenasi
Adeleinasi
translative
Adeleksesi
Adeleiksesi
abessive
Adelettasi
Adeleittasi
instructive
comitative
—Adeleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Adelemme
Adelemme
accusative
nom.
Adelemme
Adelemme
gen.
Adelemme
genitive
Adelemme
Adelejemme Adeleimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Adeleamme
Adelejamme
inessive
Adelessamme
Adeleissamme
elative
Adelestamme
Adeleistamme
illative
Adeleemme
Adeleihimme
adessive
Adelellamme
Adeleillamme
ablative
Adeleltamme
Adeleiltamme
allative
Adelellemme
Adeleillemme
essive
Adelenamme
Adeleinamme
translative
Adeleksemme
Adeleiksemme
abessive
Adelettamme
Adeleittamme
instructive
comitative
—Adeleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Adelenne
Adelenne
accusative
nom.
Adelenne
Adelenne
gen.
Adelenne
genitive
Adelenne
Adelejenne Adeleinne $^{rare}$
partitive
Adeleanne
Adelejanne
inessive
Adelessanne
Adeleissanne
elative
Adelestanne
Adeleistanne
illative
Adeleenne
Adeleihinne
adessive
Adelellanne
Adeleillanne
ablative
Adeleltanne
Adeleiltanne
allative
Adelellenne
Adeleillenne
essive
Adelenanne
Adeleinanne
translative
Adeleksenne
Adeleiksenne
abessive
Adelettanne
Adeleittanne
instructive
comitative
—Adeleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Adelensa
Adelensa
accusative
nom.
Adelensa
Adelensa
gen.
Adelensa
genitive
Adelensa
Adelejensa Adeleinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Adeleaan Adeleansa
Adelejaan Adelejansa
inessive
Adelessaan Adelessansa
Adeleissaan Adeleissansa
elative
Adelestaan Adelestansa
Adeleistaan Adeleistansa
illative
Adeleensa
Adeleihinsa
adessive
Adelellaan Adelellansa
Adeleillaan Adeleillansa
ablative
Adeleltaan Adeleltansa
Adeleiltaan Adeleiltansa
allative
Adelelleen Adelellensa
Adeleilleen Adeleillensa
essive
Adelenaan Adelenansa
Adeleinaan Adeleinansa
translative
Adelekseen Adeleksensa
Adeleikseen Adeleiksensa
abessive
Adelettaan Adelettansa
Adeleittaan Adeleittansa
instructive
comitative
—Adeleineen Adeleinensa :

#### Statistics

* Adele is the 404th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 991 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,309 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare edel and Adel.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /aˈdeːlə/
* Rhymes: -eːlə

### Proper noun

Adele f (proper noun, genitive Adeles or Adele or Adelens, plural Adelen or Adeles, diminutive Adelchen n)
* a female given name from French, equivalent to English Adele or Adela
** 1864, Friedrich Kaiser, Den Bühnen gegenüber als Manuscript gedrukt. Auf dem Eis' und beim Christbaum. Posse mit Gesang in drei Acten. (Am 12. November 1864 zum ersten Mal im k. k. priv. Theater an der Wien gegeben und mit Beifall aufgenommen.), p. 4 & p. 32:
*** Marie (zu Adelen). Aber ich denk' doch, wo mein Vater ist – Adele (zu Marien). Ich ersuche Sie, mir nicht zu widersprechen, [...]
*** [...] er hat Adelens Spur verfolgt [...]
** 1873, “Prozeß gegen Adele Spitzeder und Genossen. (Fortsetzung.)”, in Troppauer Zeitung. Nr. 167. Dienstag, den 22. Juli 1873:Die Erziehung der Adele sei eine gute gewesen, [...] welche großen Einfluß auf Adele hatte.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Declension

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## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French Adèle, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare German edel, English athel, Old English æþele.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈdɛ.le/
* Rhymes: -ɛle
* Hyphenation: A‧dè‧le

### Proper noun

Adele f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Adele or Adela

## Walloon
### Etymology

Compare French Adèle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ˈdɛl/

### Proper noun

Adele
* a female given name, equivalent to English Adele or Adela