Adam

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adam), Ἄδαμος (Adamos), from Classical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).

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Adam

  1. The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race.
    • 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 3:20
      And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
    • 1667 — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VII
      Say Goddess, what ensu’d when Raphael, / The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarn'd / Adam by dire example to beware / Apostasie,
  2. A male given name.
    • 1859 — George Eliot, Adam Bede, ch 1
      Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name; but the jet-black hair, made the more noticeable by its contrast with the light paper cap, and the keen glance of the dark eyes that shone from under strongly marked, prominent and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
    • 1904 — Mark Twain, Extracts from Adam's Diary
      Since then I have deciphered some more of Adam’s hieroglyphics, and think he has now become sufficiently important as a public character to justify this publication.
    • 1933 — Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")
      What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word,
  3. (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.
  4. (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
  5. A patronymic surname.

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terms derived from Adam

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surnames

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first man in the Bible and Qur’an
male given name
figuratively: original sin; human frailty

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Eastern) IPA: /ə'ðam/, SAMPA: /@"Dam/
  • (Western) IPA: /a'ðam/, SAMPA: /a"Dam/

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From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam m. 

  1. A male given name, cognate to English Adam.
  2. (biblical) Adam

[edit] Czech

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[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam m.

  1. A male given name, cognate to Adam.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name. Pet form: Adi

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam m. (Adam-s, -)

  1. (biblical) Adam
  2. A male given name

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[edit] Latin

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Ādam; m (indeclinable)

  1. Adam (Biblical character)

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Ādam (genitive Ādae); m, first declension

  1. Adam (Biblical character)

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Number Singular Plural
nominative Ādam Ādae
genitive Ādae Ādārum
dative Ādae Ādīs
accusative Ādam Ādās
ablative Ādā Ādīs
vocative Ādam Ādae

[edit] References

Adam in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam m.

  1. A male given name

[edit] Declension

    declension of Adam
singular plural
nominative Adam Adamowie
genitive Adama Adamów
dative Adamowi Adamom
accusative Adama Adamów
instrumental Adamem Adamami
locative Adamie Adamach
vocative Adamie Adamowie

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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  • IPA: /ǎdam/
  • Hyphenation: A‧dam

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Adam m. (Cyrillic spelling А̀дам)

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name.

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    declension of Adam
singular
nominative Adam
genitive Adama
dative Adamu
accusative Adama
vocative Adame
locative Adamom
instrumental Adamu

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam m.

  1. (biblical) Adam
    • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 2:20
      Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todoanimal del campo.

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

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Adam

  1. (biblical) Adam.
  2. A male given name. Pet form: Adde.

[edit] Turkish

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Adam

  1. A male given name
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