Abessalom

Latin

Alternative forms

• Abessālōn, Absālōm, Absālōmus

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβεσσαλώμ (Abessalṓm) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇîšālôm, literally “father of peace”). The forms Absālōm, Absālōmus are from the alternative form אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.besˈsa.lom/, [äbesˈsäːlom]

Proper noun

Abessālōm m sg (indeclinable)

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Absalom (biblical character)

Descendants

• → Old Irish: Abisolón

References

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