Adam
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.dəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): [ˈæɾm̩], [ˈæɾəm]
Audio (UK) (file) - Homophone: atom (accents with flapping)
Proper noun[edit]
Adam (plural Adams)
- (Abrahamic religions) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Genesis 3:20:
- And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 7”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554, lines 40–43:
- Say Goddeſs, what enſu'd when Raphael, / The affable Arch-angel, had forewarn'd / Adam by dire example to beware / Apoſtaſie,
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “The Workshop”, in Adam Bede […], volume I, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, OCLC 2108290, book first, page 3:
- In his tall stalwartness 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, proninent, 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,
- (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.
- (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 1 Corinthians 15:45:
- And so it is written: The first man Adam was made a liuing soule, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
- 1739, Charles Wesley, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
- Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
- Second Adam from above,
- Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.
- 1936, HP Lovecraft, ‘The Haunter of the Dark’:
- Inside were six-panelled doors, wide floor-boards, a curving colonial staircase, white Adam-period mantels, and a rear set of rooms three steps below the general level.
- 2001, Norman K. Risjord, Representative Americans: The Revolutionary Generation (page 164)
- McIntyre's best pieces, such as the fireplace in the Otis house, managed to convey both an opulent warmth and a restrained elegance, and compares favorably with the artistic saturnalia of an Adam fireplace.
- 1936, HP Lovecraft, ‘The Haunter of the Dark’:
- An English patronymic surname, from given names.
- A Scottish patronymic surname, from given names.
- A French patronymic surname, from given names.
- A German patronymic surname, from given names.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (English surname): Adams
- (Scottish surname): Adams, McAdam, McAdams, McCaw, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw
Derived terms[edit]
- Adam and Eve
- Adamesque
- Adamhood
- Adamic, Adamical
- Adamish
- Adamite
- Adamitism
- Adam's ale
- Adam's apple
- Adam's Bridge
- Adam's flannel
- Adam's morsel
- Adam's needle
- Adam's Peak
- Adam's wine
- apple of Adam
- as old as Adam, old as Adam
- Atkin (diminutive)
- co-Adamite
- not know someone from Adam
- Old Adam
- pre-Adamite
- pre-Adamitism
- since Adam was a boy
Related terms[edit]
- Acheson
- Adams
- Adamson
- Adcock
- Addams
- Addey
- Addie
- Addis
- Addison
- Addy
- Addyman
- Ade
- Ades
- Adey
- Adie
- Adkin
- Adkins
- Adnett
- Adnitt
- Aicken
- Aiken
- Aikens
- Aikin
- Aikins
- Aitchison
- Aitken
- Aitkens
- Aitkin
- Aitkins
- Atcheson
- Atkin
- Atkins
- Atkinson
- Baddams
- Hadcock
- Haddy
- Keddie
- Keddy
- Kiddie
- Kiddy
- Macadam
- MacAdam
- McAdams
- McAdams
- McAdie
- McCaw
- McGaw
- Megaw
Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m (definite Adami)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Adam.
- (religion, Christianity) Adam (biblical figure)
- (religion, Islam) Adem (“Adam”)
Declension[edit]
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
Adam | Adamë | Adami | Adamët | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
Adam | Adamë | Adamin | Adamët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
Adami | Adamëve | Adamit | Adamëvet | |
dative (dhanore) |
Adami | Adamëve | Adamit | Adamëvet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
Adami | Adamësh | Adamit | Adamëvet |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Adam.
- Adam (biblical figure)
Derived terms[edit]
Cornish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Adam.
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (“Adam”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- Adam (Biblical character, mythological first man)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Derived terms[edit]
Ewe[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A diminutive of the male given names Adanet, Adenot, Adnet, or Adnot
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adams)
- (biblical) Adam
- A male given name; variant form Adi
Hausa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adàm m
- Adam (biblical character)
Derived terms[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alteration of MDMA
Noun[edit]
Adam m (invariable)
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ādām m (variously declined, genitive Ādām or Ādae); indeclinable, first declension
- Adam (Biblical figure)
- (New Latin) A male given name, equivalent to English Adam.
Declension[edit]
Indeclinable noun or first-declension noun (nominative/vocative singular in -ām).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Ādām | Ādae |
Genitive | Ādām Ādae |
Ādārum |
Dative | Ādām Ādae |
Ādīs |
Accusative | Ādām | Ādās |
Ablative | Ādām Ādā |
Ādīs |
Vocative | Ādām | Ādae |
References[edit]
- “Adam”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Adam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Maltese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sicilian Adamu, Addamu and/or Italian Adamo, both from Latin Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Hebrew אָדָם (āḏām). All religious names (though not all religious words) in Maltese are borrowings from Romance. The inherited form from Arabic آدَم (ʾādam) would be *Iedem, which is preserved in bniedem (“human being”, literally “son of Adam”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
Derived terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (Biblical progenitor of humankind).
- A male given name from Hebrew; Adam.
- (with newe or last) Jesus Christ.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “Adā̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-15.
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m pers (diminutive Adaś)
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name, equivalent to English Adam.
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Adam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Adam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Adam, from Latin Ādāmus, Ādām, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- Adam (biblical figure)
References[edit]
- “Adam, prop.n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Àdam m (Cyrillic spelling А̀дам)
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Declension[edit]
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Adam |
genitive | Adama |
dative | Adamu |
accusative | Adama |
vocative | Adame |
locative | Adamu |
instrumental | Adamom |
See also[edit]
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m (genitive Adama, nominative plural Adamovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Adam in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam m
- Alternative form of Adán (“biblical figure”)
- 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.
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 2:20
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).
Interjection[edit]
Adam
- The letter "A" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun[edit]
Adam c (genitive Adams)
- Adam (biblical figure)
- A male given name. Pet form: Adde.
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Adam
- A male given name
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English countable proper nouns
- English terms with quotations
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Hebrew
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- English eponyms
- en:Biblical characters
- en:Individuals
- Albanian terms derived from Latin
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian terms derived from Biblical Hebrew
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian proper nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian given names
- Albanian male given names
- sq:Religion
- sq:Christianity
- sq:Islam
- sq:Biblical characters
- sq:Individuals
- Catalan terms derived from Hebrew
- Catalan 2-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan given names
- Catalan male given names
- ca:Biblical characters
- ca:Individuals
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish proper nouns
- Czech terms derived from Hebrew
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech given names
- Czech male given names
- Czech male given names from Hebrew
- cs:Biblical characters
- cs:Individuals
- Danish terms derived from Hebrew
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- da:Biblical characters
- da:Individuals
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Hebrew
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- Dutch male given names from Hebrew
- nl:Biblical characters
- nl:Individuals
- Ewe terms derived from Hebrew
- Ewe lemmas
- Ewe proper nouns
- Ewe given names
- Ewe male given names
- ee:Biblical characters
- French terms borrowed from Hebrew
- French terms derived from Hebrew
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French given names
- French male given names
- French diminutives of male given names
- fr:Biblical characters
- fr:Individuals
- German terms borrowed from Latin
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German terms derived from Hebrew
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Biblical characters
- German given names
- German male given names
- de:Individuals
- Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic
- Hausa terms derived from Arabic
- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hausa lemmas
- Hausa proper nouns
- Hausa masculine nouns
- ha:Biblical characters
- Icelandic terms derived from Hebrew
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic given names
- Icelandic male given names
- is:Biblical characters
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian informal terms
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms with Ecclesiastical IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin masculine nouns
- Latin nouns with multiple declensions
- Latin indeclinable nouns
- Latin masculine indeclinable nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the first declension
- New Latin
- Latin given names
- Latin male given names
- la:Biblical characters
- Maltese terms derived from Sicilian
- Maltese terms derived from Italian
- Maltese terms derived from Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Maltese terms derived from Hebrew
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese proper nouns
- Maltese masculine nouns
- Middle English terms borrowed from Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English proper nouns
- Middle English given names
- Middle English male given names
- Middle English male given names from Hebrew
- enm:Biblical characters
- Norwegian terms derived from Hebrew
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- no:Biblical characters
- no:Individuals
- Polish terms derived from Hebrew
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/adam
- Rhymes:Polish/adam/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish proper nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- Polish given names
- Polish male given names
- pl:Biblical characters
- pl:Individuals
- Scots terms inherited from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Latin
- Scots terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Scots terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scots lemmas
- Scots proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Hebrew
- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian proper nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian given names
- Serbo-Croatian male given names
- sh:Biblical characters
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak masculine nouns
- Slovak given names
- Slovak male given names
- sk:Biblical characters
- sk:Individuals
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Hebrew
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish interjections
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names
- sv:Biblical characters
- sv:Individuals
- Tok Pisin terms inherited from English
- Tok Pisin terms derived from English
- Tok Pisin lemmas
- Tok Pisin proper nouns
- Tok Pisin terms with quotations
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- Turkish given names
- Turkish male given names