Napoleon

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See also: napoleon, Napóleon, napoléon, Napoléon, and Napoleón

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 Places named Napoleon on Wikipedia
Napoleon Bonaparte (sense 1)

Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Napoleon

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
    Alternative form: Napoléon
  2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
  3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Arkansas.
    2. A town in Indiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    4. A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
    5. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
    6. A city in Missouri.
    7. A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
    8. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
    9. A township in Henry County, Ohio.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Napoleon (plural Napoleons)

  1. Alternative form of napoleon
    • 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Final Problem:
      He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.
    • 2011, Robert Morgan, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion:
      Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump.
    • 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, “A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley.”, in The Life and Speeches of William McKinley.:
      He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Napoleon

  1. a male given name

Czech

Napoleon Bonaparte
Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Napoleon m anim (related adjective Napoleonův)

  1. A male given name in French, Napoléon, usually referring to Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. a person behaving like Napoleon Bonaparte
    • 2017, Zdeněk Svěrák, “Dubnová povídka”, in Nové povídky‎, Fragment, →ISBN, page 76:
      Podívejte se, pane Plíšek, Hitleři a Napoleoni jsou pořád v kurzu. To je v psychiatrii takovej folklor.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Napoleon (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Napoleon Napoleoni
genitive Napoleona Napoleonů
dative Napoleonovi, Napoleonu Napoleonům
accusative Napoleona Napoleony
vocative Napoleone Napoleoni
locative Napoleonovi, Napoleonu Napoleonech
instrumental Napoleonem Napoleony

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Napoleon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Napoleon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːˈpoː.leː.ɔn/, /naːˈpoː.li.ɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Proper noun

Napoleon m

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. Louis Bonaparte (generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon")

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈpʰoː.lɪ.ɔn/

Proper noun

Napoleon m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Napoleon: Napoleonsson
  • daughter of Napoleon: Napoleonsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Napoleon
Accusative Napoleon
Dative Napoleoni
Genitive Napoleons

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnaˈpoːleɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Proper noun

Napoleon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Napoleons)

  1. (history) Napoleon Bonaparte

Declension

Declension of Napoleon
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Napoleon (eine) (die) Napoleon (die) Napoleons
genitive (eines) (des) Napoleons, Napoleon1 (einer) (der) Napoleon (der) Napoleons
dative (einem) (dem) Napoleon (einer) (der) Napoleon (den) Napoleons
accusative (einen) (den) Napoleon (eine) (die) Napoleon (die) Napoleons

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Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Napoleon m pers

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Napoleon
  2. Napoleon Bonaparte

Declension

Declension of Napoleon
singular plural
nominative Napoleon Napoleonowie
genitive Napoleona Napoleonów
dative Napoleonowi Napoleonom
accusative Napoleona Napoleonów
instrumental Napoleonem Napoleonami
locative Napoleonie Napoleonach
vocative Napoleonie Napoleonowie

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Related terms

nouns

Further reading

Wikious
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