Absalon

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Absalón

English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon

  1. A surname.

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon

  1. a male given name, a variant of biblical Absalom best known for the bishop Absalon Hvide. Both names are very rare

Related terms[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes[edit]

Patronymics

  • son of Absalon: Absalonsson
  • daughter of Absalon: Absalonsdóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Absalon
Accusative Absalon
Dative Absaloni
Genitive Absalons

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon m

  1. Absalom

Icelandic[edit]

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon m

  1. a male given name

Declension[edit]

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβεσαλώμ (Abesalṓm), derived from Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (Avshalóm).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Absalōn m sg (genitive Absalōnis); third declension

  1. (biblical) Absalom

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Absalōn
Genitive Absalōnis
Dative Absalōnī
Accusative Absalōnem
Ablative Absalōne
Vocative Absalōn

References[edit]

  • Absalon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Absalon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Absalōn. First attested in c. 1500. Compare Polish Absalon.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /apsalʲɔn/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /apsalʲɔn/

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon m pers

  1. (biblical) Absalom

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Absalon c (genitive Absalons)

  1. a male given name, the biblical character Absalom