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Gabriel

See also: gabriel, Gabríel, Gabriël, and Gabrïél

English edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl, “God, deity”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪbɹi.əl/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun edit

Gabriel

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • 1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:
      Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
    • 1986, Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking, published 1987, →ISBN, page 20:
      "I'm the only Gabriel in the whole school," I told my father. "You don't have to whisper it from the tomb, lad. You should thank your mother and me for giving you a handle that people notice. You ought to be pleased, not down in the dumps. Backstreet Gabriels aren't bumped into on every corner, remember.
  2. An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Proper noun edit

Gabriel m

  1. Gabriel

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Gabriel m anim

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Declension edit

Declension of Gabriel (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Gabriel Gabrielové
genitive Gabriela Gabrielů
dative Gabrielovi, Gabrielu Gabrielům
accusative Gabriela Gabriely
vocative Gabriele, Gabrieli Gabrielové
locative Gabrielovi, Gabrielu Gabrielech
instrumental Gabrielem Gabriely

Danish edit

Proper noun edit

Gabriel

  1. Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Faroese edit

Proper noun edit

Gabriel m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

  • son of Gabriel: Gabrielsson
  • daughter of Gabriel: Gabrielsdóttir

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Gabriel
Accusative Gabriel
Dative Gabrieli
Genitive Gabriels

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ(ː)briel/, [ˈɡɑ̝(ː)brie̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑbriel
  • Syllabification(key): Gab‧ri‧el

Proper noun edit

Gabriel

  1. Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Declension edit

Inflection of Gabriel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Gabriel Gabrielit
genitive Gabrielin Gabrielien
partitive Gabrielia Gabrieleja
illative Gabrieliin Gabrieleihin
singular plural
nominative Gabriel Gabrielit
accusative nom. Gabriel Gabrielit
gen. Gabrielin
genitive Gabrielin Gabrielien
partitive Gabrielia Gabrieleja
inessive Gabrielissa Gabrieleissa
elative Gabrielista Gabrieleista
illative Gabrieliin Gabrieleihin
adessive Gabrielilla Gabrieleilla
ablative Gabrielilta Gabrieleilta
allative Gabrielille Gabrieleille
essive Gabrielina Gabrieleina
translative Gabrieliksi Gabrieleiksi
abessive Gabrielitta Gabrieleitta
instructive — Gabrielein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Gabriel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielini Gabrielini
accusative nom. Gabrielini Gabrielini
gen. Gabrielini
genitive Gabrielini Gabrielieni
partitive Gabrieliani Gabrielejani
inessive Gabrielissani Gabrieleissani
elative Gabrielistani Gabrieleistani
illative Gabrieliini Gabrieleihini
adessive Gabrielillani Gabrieleillani
ablative Gabrieliltani Gabrieleiltani
allative Gabrielilleni Gabrieleilleni
essive Gabrielinani Gabrieleinani
translative Gabrielikseni Gabrieleikseni
abessive Gabrielittani Gabrieleittani
instructive — —
comitative — Gabrieleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielisi Gabrielisi
accusative nom. Gabrielisi Gabrielisi
gen. Gabrielisi
genitive Gabrielisi Gabrieliesi
partitive Gabrieliasi Gabrielejasi
inessive Gabrielissasi Gabrieleissasi
elative Gabrielistasi Gabrieleistasi
illative Gabrieliisi Gabrieleihisi
adessive Gabrielillasi Gabrieleillasi
ablative Gabrieliltasi Gabrieleiltasi
allative Gabrielillesi Gabrieleillesi
essive Gabrielinasi Gabrieleinasi
translative Gabrieliksesi Gabrieleiksesi
abessive Gabrielittasi Gabrieleittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Gabrieleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielimme Gabrielimme
accusative nom. Gabrielimme Gabrielimme
gen. Gabrielimme
genitive Gabrielimme Gabrieliemme
partitive Gabrieliamme Gabrielejamme
inessive Gabrielissamme Gabrieleissamme
elative Gabrielistamme Gabrieleistamme
illative Gabrieliimme Gabrieleihimme
adessive Gabrielillamme Gabrieleillamme
ablative Gabrieliltamme Gabrieleiltamme
allative Gabrielillemme Gabrieleillemme
essive Gabrielinamme Gabrieleinamme
translative Gabrieliksemme Gabrieleiksemme
abessive Gabrielittamme Gabrieleittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Gabrieleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielinne Gabrielinne
accusative nom. Gabrielinne Gabrielinne
gen. Gabrielinne
genitive Gabrielinne Gabrielienne
partitive Gabrielianne Gabrielejanne
inessive Gabrielissanne Gabrieleissanne
elative Gabrielistanne Gabrieleistanne
illative Gabrieliinne Gabrieleihinne
adessive Gabrielillanne Gabrieleillanne
ablative Gabrieliltanne Gabrieleiltanne
allative Gabrielillenne Gabrieleillenne
essive Gabrielinanne Gabrieleinanne
translative Gabrieliksenne Gabrieleiksenne
abessive Gabrielittanne Gabrieleittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Gabrieleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielinsa Gabrielinsa
accusative nom. Gabrielinsa Gabrielinsa
gen. Gabrielinsa
genitive Gabrielinsa Gabrieliensa
partitive Gabrieliaan
Gabrieliansa 		Gabrielejaan
Gabrielejansa
inessive Gabrielissaan
Gabrielissansa 		Gabrieleissaan
Gabrieleissansa
elative Gabrielistaan
Gabrielistansa 		Gabrieleistaan
Gabrieleistansa
illative Gabrieliinsa Gabrieleihinsa
adessive Gabrielillaan
Gabrielillansa 		Gabrieleillaan
Gabrieleillansa
ablative Gabrieliltaan
Gabrieliltansa 		Gabrieleiltaan
Gabrieleiltansa
allative Gabrielilleen
Gabrielillensa 		Gabrieleilleen
Gabrieleillensa
essive Gabrielinaan
Gabrielinansa 		Gabrieleinaan
Gabrieleinansa
translative Gabrielikseen
Gabrieliksensa 		Gabrieleikseen
Gabrieleiksensa
abessive Gabrielittaan
Gabrielittansa 		Gabrieleittaan
Gabrieleittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Gabrieleineen
Gabrieleinensa

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Statistics edit

  • Gabriel is the 368th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 858 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,200 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 5 female individuals (and as a middle name to 13 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Gabriel m

  1. Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

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Descendants edit

  • → Alemannic German: Gaabi

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaːbʀiˌeːl]
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bri‧el

Proper noun edit

Gabriel

  1. (biblical) Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl, “God”).

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Proper noun edit

Gabriēl m sg (variously declined, genitive Gabriēl or Gabriēlis); indeclinable, third declension

  1. Gabriel

Declension edit

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gabriēl
Genitive Gabriēl
Gabriēlis
Dative Gabriēl
Gabriēlī
Accusative Gabriēl
Gabriēlem
Ablative Gabriēl
Gabriēle
Vocative Gabriēl

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Gabriel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norman edit

Proper noun edit

Gabriel m

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Norwegian edit

Proper noun edit

Gabriel

  1. Gabriel (Archangel).
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Polish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēl.

Proper noun edit

Gabriel m pers (female equivalent Gabriela, diminutive Gabryś)

  1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
  2. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)
Declension edit
Declension of Gabriel
singular plural
nominative Gabriel Gabrielowie/Gabriele (deprecative)
genitive Gabriela Gabrieli
dative Gabrielowi Gabrielom
accusative Gabriela Gabrieli
instrumental Gabrielem Gabrielami
locative Gabrielu Gabrielach
vocative Gabrielu Gabrielowie

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun edit

Gabriel f

  1. genitive plural of Gabriela

Further reading edit

  • Gabriel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese Gabrïél.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.bɾiˈɛw/ [ɡa.bɾɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈbɾjɛw/ [ɡaˈbɾjɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛl/ [ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐˈbɾjɛl/ [ɡɐˈβɾjɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛ.li/ [ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛ.li], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.li/ [ɡɐˈβɾjɛ.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧bri‧el

Proper noun edit

Gabriel m (plural Gabriéis)

  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel
  4. (Christianity, Judaism) Gabriel (archangel who carries messages from God)

Slovak edit

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Proper noun edit

Gabriel m anim (genitive singular Gabriela, nominative plural Gabrielovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Declension edit

Declension of Gabriel
singular plural
nominative Gabriel Gabrielovia
genitive Gabriela Gabrielov
dative Gabrielovi Gabrielom
accusative Gabriela Gabrielov
locative Gabrielovi Gabrieloch
instrumental Gabrielom Gabrielmi

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Further reading edit

  • “Gabriel”, 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, 2024

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈbɾjel/ [ɡaˈβ̞ɾjel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Ga‧briel

Proper noun edit

Gabriel m

  1. Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

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Gabriel c (genitive Gabriels)

  1. Gabriel (Archangel).
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish Gabriel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡabɾiˈel/, [ɡɐbˈɾjɛl]
  • Hyphenation: Gab‧ri‧el

Proper noun edit

Gabriél (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (biblical) Gabriel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel
  3. a surname from Spanish

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Statistics edit

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gabriel is the 108th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 54,263 individuals.
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