aðal-

See also: adal, Adal, aðal, -adal, and athal-

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse aðall, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Related to Icelandic aðall (“nobility”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːðal/

Prefix

aðal-

main, chief, head, principal
‎aðal- + ‎áhrif (“effect”) → ‎aðaláhrif (“main effect”)

‎aðal- + ‎bygging (“building”) → ‎aðalbygging (“main building”)

‎aðal- + ‎áhugamál (“interest, field of interest; hobbyhorse; hobby”) → ‎aðaláhugamál (“main interest”)

‎aðal- + ‎fag (“subject; field of subject”) → ‎aðalfag (“major”)

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with aðal-

aðaláhugamál

aðalbækistöð

aðalféhirðir

aðaljárnbrautarstöð

aðalkjarasamningur

aðalnámsskrá

aðalritstjóri

aðalræðismaður

aðalskrifstofa

aðalstjórnandi

aðalvarðstjóri

See also

Further reading

“aðal-” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Saxon

Prefix

aðal-

Alternative form of athal-

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