Ádam

See also: adam, adām, ādām, Adam, Âdam, Ádám, and A'dam

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם‎ (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה‎ (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔɑːtam]

Proper noun

Ádam m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Ádam: Ádamsson
  • daughter of Ádam: Ádamsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Ádam
Accusative Ádam
Dative Ádami
Genitive Ádams

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːðaṽ/

Proper noun

Ádam m

  1. Adam (husband of Eve)

Descendants

  • Irish: Ádhamh
  • Scottish Gaelic: Àdhamh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Ádam unchanged nÁdam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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