Nabuchodonosor

See also: nabuchodonosor

English

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor

1. Alternative spelling of Nebuchadnezzar

French

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor m

1. Very large bottle of champagne, containing about 20 ordinary bottles, or 16 liters. (Nebuchadnezzar (Biblical king))

Related terms

• nabuchodonosorisme

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Naboukhodonósor), derived from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár) and ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒆪𒁺𒌨𒊑𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /na.buː.kʰoːˈdo.no.sor/, [näbuːkʰoːˈd̪ɔnɔs̠ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /na.bu.koˈdo.no.sor/, [näbukoˈd̪ɔːnos̬or]

Proper noun

Nabūchōdonosor m sg (genitive Nabūchōdonosōris); third declension

1. (biblical) Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylonia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nabūchōdonosor
Genitive	Nabūchōdonosōris
Dative	Nabūchōdonosōrī
Accusative	Nabūchōdonosōrem
Ablative	Nabūchōdonosōre
Vocative	Nabūchōdonosor

Descendants

• → Italian: Nabucodonosor
  • Italian: Nabucco

Portuguese

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor m

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Nabucodonosor.