Absalon
See also: Absalón
English edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon
- A surname.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon
- a male given name, a variant of biblical Absalom best known for the bishop Absalon Hvide. Both names are very rare
Related terms edit
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Absalon: Absalonsson
- daughter of Absalon: Absalonsdóttir
Declension edit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Absalon |
| Accusative | Absalon |
| Dative | Absaloni |
| Genitive | Absalons |
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon m
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon m
- a male given name
Declension edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβεσαλώμ (Abesalṓm), derived from Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (Avshalóm).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈab.sa.loːn/, [ˈäps̠äɫ̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈab.sa.lon/, [ˈäbsälon]
Proper noun edit
Absalōn m sg (genitive Absalōnis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Absalōn |
| Genitive | Absalōnis |
| Dative | Absalōnī |
| Accusative | Absalōnem |
| Ablative | Absalōne |
| Vocative | Absalōn |
References edit
- “Absalon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Absalon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Absalōn. First attested in c. 1500. Compare Polish Absalon.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon m pers
References edit
- Ewa Deptuchowa, Mariusz Frodyma, Katarzyna Jasińska, Magdalena Klapper, Dorota Kołodziej, Mariusz Leńczuk, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, editors (2023), “Absalon”, in Rozariusze z polskimi glosami. Internetowa baza danych [Dictionaries of Polish glosses, an Internet database] (in Polish), Kraków: Pracownia Języka Staropolskiego Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Swedish edit
Proper noun edit
Absalon c (genitive Absalons)
- a male given name, the biblical character Absalom