Abel

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See also: abel, Ábel, Abèl, -abel, abel-, and abel'

English

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William Adolphe Bouguereau's The First Mourning (1888)

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”).

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Proper noun

Abel

  1. (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Abel
  • Rhymes: -aːbəl

Proper noun

Abel m

  1. Abel (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name of biblical origin

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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abel m

  1. Abel (biblical character)
  2. a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin

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Proper noun

Abel m

  1. a male given name

Declension

declension of Abel
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Abel
accusative Abel
dative Abel
genitive Abels

Latin

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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

Proper noun

Abē̆l m sg (variously declined, genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, third declension

  1. (biblical) Abel
  2. a male given name

Declension

Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.

Case Singular
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

  1. (biblical) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: A‧bel

Proper noun

Abel m

  1. (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הבל (Hebel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎːbel/
  • Hyphenation: A‧bel

Proper noun

Ábel m (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)

  1. Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Abel
singular plural
nominative Abel -
genitive Abela -
dative Abelu -
accusative Abela -
vocative Abele -
locative Abelom -
instrumental Abelu -

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbel/
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: A‧bel

Proper noun

Abel m

  1. (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.
      (KJV)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

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