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Abel

See also: abel, Ábel, Abèl, -abel, abel-, and abel'

English

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William Adolphe Bouguereau's The First Mourning (1888)

Etymology

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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”).

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Abel

  2. (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Abel
  • Rhymes: -aːbəl

Proper noun

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Abel m

  1. Abel (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name of biblical origin
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Abel m

  1. Abel (biblical character)
  2. a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin

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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Abel m (proper noun, genitive singular Abels)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Declension of Abel (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Abel
accusative Abel
dative Abel
genitive Abels

Latin

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Etymology

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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.

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Abē̆l m sg (variously declined, genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, third declension

  1. (biblical) Abel
  2. a male given name

Declension

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Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Abē̆l
genitive Abē̆lis
Abē̆l
dative Abē̆lī
Abē̆l
accusative Abē̆lem
Abē̆l
ablative Abē̆le
Abē̆l
vocative Abē̆l

Descendants

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  • → Old English: Abel
    • English: Abel

Old English

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Etymology

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From Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל

Proper noun

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Abel m

  1. (biblical) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Abel.

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Abel m pers

  1. (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

Declension

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Declension of Abel
singular plural
nominative Abel Able/Ablowie
genitive Abla Abli
dative Ablowi Ablom
accusative Abla Abli
instrumental Ablem Ablami
locative Ablu Ablach
vocative Ablu Able/Ablowie

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  • Abel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɛl/ [ɐˈβɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɛ.li/ [ɐˈβɛ.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
  • Hyphenation: A‧bel

Proper noun

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Abel m (plural Abéis)

  1. (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הבל (Hebel).

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  • IPA(key): /ǎːbel/
  • Hyphenation: A‧bel

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Ábel m (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)

  1. Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a male given name

Declension

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Declension of Abel
singular plural
nominative Abel -
genitive Abela -
dative Abelu -
accusative Abela -
vocative Abele -
locative Abelom -
instrumental Abelu -

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Further reading

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  • “Abel”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: A‧bel

Proper noun

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Abel m

  1. (biblical) Abel
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:
      Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.
      And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
      (KJV)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”).

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Abél (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (biblical) Abel
  2. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Abel

Further reading

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  • “Abel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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