Abel
English
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Etymology
From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”), possibly from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel
- (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8:
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms
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Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel m
- Abel (Biblical character)
- a male given name of biblical origin
Related terms
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel m
- Abel (biblical character)
- a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin
Anagrams
Icelandic
Proper noun
Abel m
- a male given name
Declension
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian Abele and Spanish Abel.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.beːl/, [ˈäbeːɫ̪] or IPA(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäbɛɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.bel/, [ˈäːbel]
Proper noun
Abē̆l m sg (variously declined, genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, third declension
- (biblical) Abel
- a male given name
Declension
Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Abē̆l |
Genitive | Abē̆lis Abē̆l |
Dative | Abē̆lī Abē̆l |
Accusative | Abē̆lem Abē̆l |
Ablative | Abē̆le Abē̆l |
Vocative | Abē̆l |
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל
Proper noun
Abel m
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel m
- (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abel
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הבל (Hebel).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ábel m (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)
- Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
- a male given name
Declension
See also
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel m
- (biblical) Abel
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:
- Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- a male given name, equivalent to English Abel
Related terms
- diminutive: Abelito
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- English terms derived from Akkadian
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Biblical characters
- English terms with quotations
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Hebrew
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- en:Individuals
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːbəl
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- nl:Biblical characters
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French given names
- French male given names
- French diminutives of male given names
- fr:Biblical characters
- fr:Individuals
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin nouns with multiple declensions
- Latin indeclinable nouns
- Latin masculine indeclinable nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Bible
- Latin given names
- Latin male given names
- Old English terms derived from Latin
- Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Old English terms derived from Hebrew
- Old English lemmas
- Old English proper nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- ang:Biblical characters
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛw
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛw/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛl
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛl/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Biblical characters
- Portuguese given names
- Portuguese male given names
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Hebrew
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian given names
- Serbo-Croatian male given names
- sh:Biblical characters
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/el
- Rhymes:Spanish/el/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Biblical characters
- Spanish terms with quotations
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