Avalon

See also: Ávalon

English

Alternative forms

• Avallon, Avilion

Etymology

From Latin Avallōnia and īnsula Avallōnis, from Proto-Brythonic *aβaln (“apple tree”), from Proto-Celtic *abalnā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Welsh Afallon / Afallach.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăv′ə-lŏn′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): (contemporary) /ˈav.əˌlɒn/, (conservative) /ˈæv-/, (older) /-ˌlɔːn/
• (General American, Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæv.əˌlɑn/

  (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæv.əˌlɔn/

  (Canada, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæv.əˌlɒn/

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈæv.əˌlɔn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈɛv.əˌlɒn/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈav.əˌlɔn/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈav.aˌlɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ævəlɒn
• Hyphenation: Av‧a‧lon

Proper noun

Avalon

2. (Arthurian legend) An island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
4. A city in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North America.
5. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia

Derived terms

• Avalon Beach

Translations

earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend

• Afrikaans: Avalon
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿瓦隆 (zh) (Āwǎlóng)

• Danish: Avalon
• Esperanto: Avalon
• French: Avalon (fr)
• Greek: Άβαλον (Ávalon)
• Japanese: アヴァロン
• Korean: 아발론 (Aballon)
• Latin: Avallōnia f, īnsula Avallōnis f
• Marathi: अ‍ॅव्हालॉन m (a‍ĕvhālŏn)
• Polish: Avalon (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: Avalon f
• Russian: Авало́н (ru) m (Avalón)
• Spanish: Ávalon
• Welsh: Afallon f, Afallach

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ávalon (uncommon)
• Avalom (uncommon)
• Avalão (rare)

Etymology

Latin Avallōnia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.va.lõ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɐ.lõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.vɐ.lõ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ.lõ/ [ˈa.βɐ.lõ]

• Hyphenation: A‧va‧lon

Proper noun

Avalon f

2. (Arthurian legend) Avalon (earthly paradise in the western seas, in the Arthurian legend)