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Abel

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

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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William Adolphe Bouguereau'sThe First Mourning (1888)

Etymology

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FromMiddle EnglishAbel, fromOld EnglishĀbel, fromLatinAbel, fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromBiblical Hebrewהֶבֶל(Héḇel,Abel), possibly from the homonymous wordהֶבֶל(heḇel,breath, vapor; vanity) or fromAkkadian𒌉𒍑(ablu,son).

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Abel

  1. (biblical) The son ofAdam andEve who was killed by his brotherCain.
  2. A malegiven name from Hebrew.
  3. Asurname originating as a patronymic.
  4. Anunincorporated community inCleburne County,Alabama,United States, named after the biblical Abel.

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Translations

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son of Adam and Eve
male given name

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Catalan

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Etymology

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FromLate LatinAbel, fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromHebrewהֶ֫בֶל.

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Abel m

  1. Abel(biblical character)
  2. a malegiven name from Hebrew

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromBiblical Hebrewהֶבֶל(hével).

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Abel m

  1. Abel(Biblical character)
  2. a malegiven name of biblical origin

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French

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Abel m

  1. Abel(biblical character)
  2. adiminutive of the malegiven namesAbeau orAbelin

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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Abel m (proper noun,genitive singularAbels)

  1. a malegiven name

Declension

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Declension ofAbel (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominativeAbel
accusativeAbel
dativeAbel
genitiveAbels

References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989),Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies,→ISBN(Available atMálið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Abel”, inBeygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrewהֶ֫בֶל(heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended ItalianAbele and SpanishAbel.

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Abē̆l sg (genitiveAbē̆lisorAbē̆l);indeclinable, variously declined,third declension

  1. (biblical)Abel
  2. a malegiven name

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Third-declension noun orindeclinable noun, singular only.

singular
nominativeAbē̆l
genitiveAbē̆lis
Abē̆l
dativeAbē̆lī
Abē̆l
accusativeAbē̆lem
Abē̆l
ablativeAbē̆le
Abē̆l
vocativeAbē̆l

Descendants

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Old English

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Etymology

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FromLatinAbel, fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromHebrewהֶ֫בֶל

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Abel m

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

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromLatinAbel.

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Abel pers

  1. (biblical)Abel(son of Adam and Eve)
  2. a malegiven name, equivalent to EnglishAbel

Declension

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Declension ofAbel
singularplural
nominativeAbelAble/Ablowie
genitiveAblaAbli
dativeAblowiAblom
accusativeAblaAbli
instrumentalAblemAblami
locativeAbluAblach
vocativeAbluAble/Ablowie

Further reading

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  • Abel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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FromOld Galician-PortugueseAbel, fromLatinAbel, fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromHebrewהֶ֫בֶל.

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Abel m (pluralAbéis)

  1. a malegiven name, equivalent to EnglishAbel
  2. (biblical)Abel(son of Adam and Eve)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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FromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromHebrewהבל(Hebel).

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

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Ábel anim (Cyrillic spellingА́бел)

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

Declension

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Declension ofAbel
singularplural
nominativeAbel-
genitiveAbela-
dativeAbelu-
accusativeAbela-
vocativeAbele-
locativeAbelom-
instrumentalAbelu-

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Further reading

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  • Abel”, inPortal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian),2018–2025

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 hermanoAbel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermanoAbel, y le mató.
      And Cain talked withAbel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up againstAbel his brother, and slew him.
      (KJV)
  2. a malegiven name, equivalent to EnglishAbel

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Swedish

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Abel c (genitiveAbels)

  1. Abel(biblical character)
    • 2000,1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken [Genesis] 4:2”, inBibel 2000[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived fromthe original on4 October 2025:
      Abel var herde och Kain brukade jorden.
      Abel was a shepherd, and Cain worked the soil.

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromSpanishAbel, fromLatinAbel, fromAncient GreekἍβελ(Hábel), fromBiblical Hebrewהֶבֶל(heḇel,breath, vapor; vanity).

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Abél (Baybayin spellingᜀᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. (biblical)Abel
  2. a malegiven name from Spanish, equivalent to EnglishAbel

Further reading

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  • Abel”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
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