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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Nabūchōdonosor.
Proper noun
Nabuchodonosor
- Alternative form of Nebuchadnezzar.
French
Proper noun
Nabuchodonosor m
- Very large bottle of champagne, containing about 20 ordinary bottles, or 16 liters. (Nebuchadnezzar (Biblical king))
References
- ^ "NABUCHODONOSOR, subst. masc".Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé (in French), 2023 July 12 (last accessed)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Naboukhodonósor), derived from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár) and ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒆪𒁺𒌨𒊑𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nabūchodonosor m sg (genitive Nabūchodonosōris); third declension
- (biblical) Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylonia
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
Portuguese
Proper noun
Nabuchodonosor m
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Nabucodonosor.