Ádam

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "adam"

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ádam m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Ádam: Ádamsson
  • daughter of Ádam: Ádamsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Ádam
accusative Ádam
dative Ádami
genitive Ádams

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “man”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ádam m

  1. Adam (husband of Eve)

Descendants

  • Irish: Ádhamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àdhamh

Mutation

Mutation of Ádam
radical lenition nasalization
Ádam
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged nÁdam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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