Abel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ Homophone: able === Proper noun === Abel (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain. A male given name from Hebrew. A surname originating as a patronymic. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Cain === Anagrams === -able, Able, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea == Catalan == === Etymology === From Late Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [əˈβe̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈbɛl] IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβɛl] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈbɛl] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [aˈβɛl] === Proper noun === Abel m Abel (biblical character) a male given name from Hebrew ==== Derived terms ==== Abelí == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/ Hyphenation: Abel Rhymes: -aːbəl === Proper noun === Abel m Abel (Biblical character) a male given name of biblical origin ==== Related terms ==== diminutives: Abeltje, Abe === Anagrams === bale == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɛl/ === Proper noun === Abel m Abel (biblical character) a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin === Anagrams === able, Bâle, béal, bêla == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Abel m (proper noun, genitive singular Abels) a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== References ==== Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Abel”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Abel”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies == Latin == === Alternative forms === Abēlus Habel (more precise borrowing from Greek) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian Abele and Spanish Abel. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.beːɫ], [ˈa.bɛɫ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.bel] === Proper noun === Abē̆l m sg (genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension (biblical) Abel a male given name ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → Old English: AbelEnglish: Abel == Old English == === Etymology === From Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל === Proper noun === Abel m (biblical) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim ==== Descendants ==== English: Abel == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Abel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.bɛl/ Rhymes: -abɛl Syllabification: A‧bel === Proper noun === Abel m pers (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve) a male given name, equivalent to English Abel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Abel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛw, (Portugal) -ɛl Hyphenation: A‧bel === Proper noun === Abel m (plural Abéis) a male given name, equivalent to English Abel (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve) == Romanian == === Alternative forms === Avel === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Abel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈabel/ Rhymes: -abel Hyphenation: Á‧bel === Proper noun === Abel m (genitive/dative lui Abel) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abel === Further reading === “Abel”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǎːbel/ Hyphenation: A‧bel === Proper noun === Ábel m anim (Cyrillic spelling А́бел) (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve) a male given name from Hebrew ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Avelj === Further reading === “Abel”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: A‧bel === Proper noun === Abel m (biblical) Abel a male given name, equivalent to English Abel ==== Related terms ==== diminutive: Abelito == Swedish == === Proper noun === Abel c (genitive Abels) Abel (biblical character) === References === Abel in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1904) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbel/ [ʔɐˈbɛl] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: A‧bel === Proper noun === Abél (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜎ᜔) (biblical) Abel a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Abel === Further reading === “Abel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018