pedel

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German pedell, bedell, from Medieval Latin pedellus, bedellus, bidellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pedɛl/, [pʰeˈd̥ɛlˀ]

Noun

pedel c (singular definite pedellen, plural indefinite pedeller)

1. caretaker, janitor

Inflection

Declension of pedel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pedel	pedellen	pedeller	pedellerne
genitive	pedels	pedellens	pedellers	pedellernes

See also

• pedel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) bedel

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pedell, from Latin bidellus generalis, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *budilaz. Doublet of beul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.dəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pe‧del
• Rhymes: -ɛdəl

Noun

pedel m (plural pedellen or pedels, diminutive pedelletje n)

1. beadle

Estonian

Noun

pedel

1. adessive singular of pede

Polish

Alternative forms

• bedel

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pedell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.dɛl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛdɛl
• Syllabification: pe‧del

Noun

pedel m pers (augmentative pedelisko)

1. (archaic) janitor

   Synonyms: tercjan, woźny

Declension

Declension of pedel

	singular	plural
nominative	pedel	pedele
genitive	pedela	pedeli/pedelów
dative	pedelowi	pedelom
accusative	pedela	pedeli/pedelów
instrumental	pedelem	pedelami
locative	pedelu	pedelach
vocative	pedelu	pedele

or

Declension

Declension of pedel

	singular	plural
nominative	pedel	pedle
genitive	pedla	pedli/pedlów
dative	pedlowi	pedlom
accusative	pedla	pedli/pedlów
instrumental	pedlem	pedlami
locative	pedlu	pedlach
vocative	pedlu	pedle

Further reading

• pedel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pedel in Polish dictionaries at PWN