Abessalom

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβεσσαλώμ (Abessalṓm) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇîšālôm, literally “father of peace”). The forms Absālōm, Absālōmus are from the alternative form אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abessālōm m sg (indeclinable)

  1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Absalom (biblical character)

Descendants

  • → Old Irish: Abisolón

References

  • “Abessalom”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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