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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Benjamín m anim
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin
Declension
Declension of Benjamín (hard masculine animate)
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Benjamín m (proper noun, genitive singular Benjamíns)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin
Declension
Declension of Benjamín (sg-only masculine)
nominative
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Benjamín
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accusative
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Benjamín
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dative
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Benjamín
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genitive
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Benjamíns
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Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Benjamín m pers (genitive singular Benjamína, nominative plural Benjamínovia)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Benjamín”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /benxaˈmin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: Ben‧ja‧mín
Proper noun
Benjamín m
- (biblical) Benjamin
1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:18:Y acaeció que al salírsele el alma (pues murió) llamó su nombre Benoni; mas su padre lo llamó Benjamín.- And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. (KJV)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Benjamin