Aadem

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • Aatam (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

    From Middle High German Adam, borrowed from Latin Ādām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from א־ד־ם.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔːtəm/
    • Rhymes: -ɔːtəm
    • Syllabification: Aa‧dem

    Proper noun

    Aadem m

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam
    2. (Abrahamism, biblical) Adam
      • 2022 November, Naye Testamënt Tswaayxproochich [Bilingual New Testament], Barueri: Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, →ISBN, Luke 3:38:
        Soon fon Enoos, soon fon Sët, soon fon Aatam, soon fon Hërkot.
        Son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

    Usage notes

    This term preserves the vestigial genitive *Aadems in some compounds and idioms.

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Aadem”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 1, column 1
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