udal

See also: udał and U-dal

English

Etymology

From Icelandic óðal. More at odal. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Might this be an inherited term from Norn rather than a modern borrowing?”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjudəl/
  • Rhymes: -uːdəl

Adjective

udal (not comparable)

  1. (Shetland, Orkney) Allodial, inalienable.

Noun

udal (plural udals)

  1. (Shetland, Orkney) A freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /udal/ [u.ð̞al]
  • Rhymes: -udal
  • Hyphenation: u‧dal

Noun

udal inan

  1. city council, town council
  2. municipality

Declension

Derived terms

  • udal-barruti (“territory of a municipality”)
  • udalbatza (“municipal corporation”)
  • udalbatza-areto (“plenary hall”)
  • udalbatzar (“municipal corporation”)
  • udalekotu (“municipalize”)
  • udalerri (“municipality”) (see there for further derivations)
  • udaletxe (“town hall, city hall”)
  • udalkide (“town councilor”)
  • udaltzain (“member of the local police”) (see there for further derivations)

Further reading

  • "udal" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “udal” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈudal]

Participle

udal

  1. masculine singular past active participle of udat
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