loyal

See also: Loyal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French loyal, from Old French loial, leial, leal, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of legal and leal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔɪəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪəl

Adjective

loyal (comparative loyaler or loyaller, superlative loyalest or loyallest)

  1. Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
  2. Firm in allegiance to a person or institution.
  3. Faithful to a person or cause.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løjaːl/, [lʌˈjæːˀl]

Adjective

loyal

  1. loyal

Inflection

Inflection of loyal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular loyal 2
Neuter singular loyalt 2
Plural loyale 2
Definite attributive1 loyale
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms


French

Etymology

From Old French loial (with various alternative forms: leial, leal, loyel) from Latin lēgālis.[1] Equivalent to loi + -al. Doublet of légal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lwa.jal/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: loyale, loyales

Adjective

loyal (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

  1. loyal

References

  1. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “loyal”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 376

Further reading


German

Etymology

Borrowed from French loyal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loˈjaːl/, /lo̯aˈjaːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

loyal (comparative loyaler, superlative am loyalsten)

  1. loyal

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Further reading


Middle French

Etymology

From Old French loial.

Adjective

loyal m (feminine singular loyale, masculine plural loyaux, feminine plural loyales)

  1. loyal

Descendants

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (loial, supplement)
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