David
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
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David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
- David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
- 2000 Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books (2001), →ISBN, page 157:
- Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
- 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
- (biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Samuel 23:1-2:
- David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
- A patronymic surname common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
- (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
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CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dəˈvit/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dəˈbit/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /daˈvit/
- Rhymes: -it
Proper nounEdit
David m
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: da‧vid
Proper nounEdit
David
- a male given name from English
- (biblical) David
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
David m
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -id
Proper nounEdit
David
- (biblical) David
- A male given name
Related termsEdit
- (surname): Davidsen
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.
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David m
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
- A patronymic surname.
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
David m
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
- A patronymic surname.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)
Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper nounEdit
David m (genitive Davids)
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- Davidstern m (“Star of David”)
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
David
DeclensionEdit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | David | Davidek |
accusative | Davidet | Davideket |
dative | Davidnek | Davideknek |
instrumental | Daviddel | Davidekkel |
causal-final | Davidért | Davidekért |
translative | Daviddé | Davidekké |
terminative | Davidig | Davidekig |
essive-formal | Davidként | Davidekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Davidben | Davidekben |
superessive | Daviden | Davideken |
adessive | Davidnél | Davideknél |
illative | Davidbe | Davidekbe |
sublative | Davidre | Davidekre |
allative | Davidhez | Davidekhez |
elative | Davidből | Davidekből |
delative | Davidről | Davidekről |
ablative | Davidtől | Davidektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Davidé | Davideké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Davidéi | Davidekéi |
Possessive forms of David | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Davidem | Davidjeim |
2nd person sing. | Davided | Davidjeid |
3rd person sing. | Davidje | Davidjei |
1st person plural | Davidünk | Davidjeink |
2nd person plural | Davidetek | Davidjeitek |
3rd person plural | Davidjük | Davidjeik |
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Dāvīd m (indeclinable) and Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīdis); third declension
DeclensionEdit
Normally indeclinable, but third declension forms occasionally occur.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dāvīd |
Genitive | Dāvīdis |
Dative | Dāvīdī |
Accusative | Dāvīda Dāvīdem |
Ablative | Dāvīde |
Vocative | Dāvīd |
ReferencesEdit
“{{{1}}}” in volume {{{2}}} column {{{3}}} line {{{4}}} in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), (1900—)
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Italian Davide, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd). The alternative prounciation from English David, from the same source.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/ (traditional; still always for the King David)
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.vɪt/ (predominantly as a contemporary name)
NounEdit
David m
- David (given name)
NorwegianEdit
Proper nounEdit
David
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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David m
- A male given name from English, equivalent to English David
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
David m
- Alternative spelling of Davi
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
David m
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgate Latin David, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.
Proper nounEdit
David c (genitive Davids)
- (biblical) David
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Related termsEdit
- (surnames) Davidsson
ReferencesEdit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 009 males with the given name David living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.