Abelus
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- Abē̆l (the vowel should be short by etymology, but it is written as long in a macronized adaptation of Lhomond's Epitome Historiae Sacrae)
- Habel (more precise borrowing from Greek)
Etymology
editBorrowed 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
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈbeː.lus/, [äˈbeːɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈbe.lus/, [äˈbɛːlus]
Proper noun
editAbēlus m (genitive Abēlī); second declension
- (biblical) Abel
- a male given name
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
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- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Bible
- Latin given names
- Latin male given names