Absalon
See also: Absalón
English
Proper noun
Absalon
- A surname.
Anagrams
- Albanos
Danish
Proper noun
Absalon
- a male given name, a variant of biblical Absalom best known for the bishop Absalon Hvide. Both names are very rare
Related terms
- Axel, Aksel
Faroese
Proper noun
Absalon m
- 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
- Absalom
Proper noun
Absalon m
- Absalom
Icelandic
Proper noun
Absalon m
- a male given name
Declension
declension of Absalon
| m-s1 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Absalon | |
| accusative | Absalon | |
| dative | Absaloni | |
| genitive | Absalons | |
Latin
Alternative forms
- Abessālōm
- Abessālōn
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
- (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)
- a male given name, the biblical character Absalom