Elisabeth
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See also: Élisabeth
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures
- 1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Luke 1:5, column 1:
- There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Prieſt, named Zacharias, of the courſe of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
- A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
Translations
mother of John the Baptist
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female given name — see Elizabeth
Further reading
Danish
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- Elizabeth (biblical figure)
- a female given name of biblical origin
Related terms
variants and pet forms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 803 females with the given name Elisabeth, typically as a second given name, have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch elisabeth, from Latin Elisabeth, from Koine Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אלישבע.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elisabeth f
- Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist
- a female given name
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elisabeth f (proper noun, genitive Elisabeths, plural Elisabeth or Elisabethen or Elisabeths)
- Elizabeth (biblical character)
- a female given name from Biblical Hebrew
Declension
Declension of Elisabeth
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Elisabeth | die | Elisabeth, Elisabethen, Elisabeths |
| genitive | einer | der | Elisabeths | der | Elisabeth, Elisabethen, Elisabeths |
| dative | einer | der | Elisabeth | den | Elisabeth, Elisabethen, Elisabeths |
| accusative | eine | die | Elisabeth | die | Elisabeth, Elisabethen, Elisabeths |
Related terms
- Anneliese, Bettina, Betti, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elly, Elsa, Else, Ilse, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Liesbeth, Lieschen, Lieselotte, Lili, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lise, Liselotte, Marlies, Sissi
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva, “my God is an oath”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /eˈli.sa.betʰ/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈli.sa.bet/,
Proper noun
Elisabeth f sg (indeclinable)
Declension
Indeclinable noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Elisabeth |
| genitive | Elisabeth |
| dative | Elisabeth |
| accusative | Elisabeth |
| ablative | Elisabeth |
| vocative | Elisabeth |
Descendants
- Italian: Elisabetta
Norwegian
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 572 females with the given name Elisabeth (compared to 917 named Elisabet) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Elisabeth c (genitive Elisabeths)
- a female given name of popular usage, variant of Elisabet
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 201 328 females with the given name Elisabeth (compared to 151 080 named Elisabet) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.