Methusalem

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (M'tušelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (M'tušalaḥ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈtuːzalɛm/ === Proper noun === Methusalem m (proper noun, strong, genitive Methusalems) (biblical) Methuselah Alternative form: (ecumenical) Metuschelach === Noun === Methusalem m (strong, genitive Methusalem or Methusalems, plural Methusalems) (simile) very old man ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Methusalem on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Methusalem”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Methusalem (Bibel, Gestalt)” in Duden online “Methusalem (Greis)” in Duden online “Methusalem” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon