Absalon

See also: Absalón

English

Proper noun

Absalon

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Absalon

  1. a male given name, a variant of biblical Absalom best known for the bishop Absalon Hvide. Both names are very rare

Faroese

Proper noun

Absalon m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Absalon: Absalonsson
  • daughter of Absalon: Absalonsdóttir

Declension
Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Absalon
Accusative Absalon
Dative Absaloni
Genitive Absalons

French

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Absalon m

  1. Absalom

Icelandic

Proper noun

Absalon m

  1. a male given name

Declension
declension of Absalon
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Absalon
accusative Absalon
dative Absaloni
genitive Absalons

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβεσαλώμ (Abesalṓm), derived from Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם‎ (Avshalóm).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈab.sa.loːn/, [ˈäps̠äɫ̪oːn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈab.sa.lon/, [ˈäbsälon]

Proper noun

Absalōn m sg (genitive Absalōnis); third declension

  1. (biblical) Absalom

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Absalōn
Genitive Absalōnis
Dative Absalōnī
Accusative Absalōnem
Ablative Absalōne
Vocative Absalōn

References
  • “Absalon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Absalon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Swedish

Proper noun

Absalon c (genitive Absalons)

  1. a male given name, the biblical character Absalom
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