Аввакум

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Russian

Alternative forms

Аввакумъ (Avvakum) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Обакумъ (Obakum) — rare archaic form, pre-1917 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Αββακούμ (Avvakoúm), from Hebrew חֲבַקּוּק. Compare Bulgarian Авакум (Avakum).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Авваку́м • (Avvakúm) m anim (genitive Авваку́ма, nominative plural Авваку́мы, genitive plural Авваку́мов)

a male given name, Avvakum, equivalent to English Habakkuk
(biblical) Clipping of Книга пророка Аввакума (Kniga proroka Avvakuma, “the Book of Habakkuk”).

Usage notes

The name is rare in modern Russia. Usually refers either to the biblical prophet, either to the Old Believer saint Avvakum.

Declension

Declension of Авваку́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Авваку́м Avvakúm	Авваку́мы Avvakúmy
genitive	Авваку́ма Avvakúma	Авваку́мов Avvakúmov
dative	Авваку́му Avvakúmu	Авваку́мам Avvakúmam
accusative	Авваку́ма Avvakúma	Авваку́мов Avvakúmov
instrumental	Авваку́мом Avvakúmom	Авваку́мами Avvakúmami
prepositional	Авваку́ме Avvakúme	Авваку́мах Avvakúmax

Derived terms

абакумыч (abakumyč)

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