Abel
English

Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ABELCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ABEL Abel, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#ABELCategory:English terms derived from Old English#ABEL Ābel, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical HebrewCategory:English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#ABEL הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from AkkadianCategory:English terms derived from Akkadian#ABEL 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
AbelCategory:English lemmas#ABELCategory:English proper nouns#ABELCategory:English uncountable nouns#ABELCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:en:Biblical characters#ABEL) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8:
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.Category:English terms with quotations#ABEL
- A male given name from HebrewCategory:English given names#ABELCategory:English male given names#ABELCategory:English male given names from Hebrew#ABEL.
- A surname originating as a patronymicCategory:English surnames#ABELCategory:English surnames from patronymics#ABEL.
- An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United StatesCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Alabama, USA#ABELCategory:en:Places in Alabama, USA#ABELCategory:en:Places in the United States#ABEL, named after the biblical Abel.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Anagrams
Category:en:Biblical characters#ABELCategory:en:Individuals#ABELCatalan
Etymology
From Late LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Late Latin#ABEL Abel, from Ancient GreekCategory:Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from HebrewCategory:Catalan terms derived from Hebrew#ABEL הֶ֫בֶל.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel mCategory:Catalan lemmas#ABELCategory:Catalan proper nouns#ABELCategory:Catalan uncountable proper nouns#ABELCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- Abel (biblical character)
- a male given name from HebrewCategory:Catalan given names#ABELCategory:Catalan male given names#ABELCategory:Catalan male given names from Hebrew#ABEL
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Dutch terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#ABEL הֶבֶל (hével).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaː.bəl/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Abel
- Rhymes: -aːbəlCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/aːbəl#ABEL
Proper noun
Abel mCategory:Dutch lemmas#ABELCategory:Dutch proper nouns#ABELCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- Abel (Biblical character)
- a male given nameCategory:Dutch given names#ABELCategory:Dutch male given names#ABEL of biblical origin
Related terms
Anagrams
Category:nl:Biblical characters#ABELFrench
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.bɛl/Category:French 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Proper noun
Abel mCategory:French lemmas#ABELCategory:French proper nouns#ABELCategory:French uncountable nouns#ABELCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:French masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- Abel (biblical character)
- a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or AbelinCategory:French given names#ABELCategory:French male given names#ABELCategory:French diminutives of male given names#ABEL
Anagrams
Category:fr:Biblical characters#ABELCategory:fr:Individuals#ABELIcelandic
Proper noun
Abel m (proper noun, genitive singular Abels)Category:Icelandic lemmas#ABELCategory:Icelandic proper nouns#ABELCategory:Icelandic uncountable nouns#ABELCategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Icelandic masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Abel |
| accusative | Abel |
| dative | Abel |
| genitive | Abels |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Abel”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Abel”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ABELCategory:Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended Italian Abele and Spanish Abel.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.beːɫ], [ˈa.bɛɫ]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Latin 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.bel]Category:Latin 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
Proper noun
Abē̆l m sg (genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l)Category:Latin lemmas#ABELCategory:Latin proper nouns#ABELCategory:Latin nouns with multiple declensions#ABELCategory:Latin indeclinable nouns#ABELCategory:Latin masculine indeclinable nouns#ABELCategory:Latin third declension nouns#ABELCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#ABELCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Latin masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL; indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
- (biblicalCategory:la:Bible#ABEL) Abel
- a male given nameCategory:Latin given names#ABELCategory:Latin male given names#ABEL
Declension
Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Old English terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel, from Ancient GreekCategory:Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from HebrewCategory:Old English terms derived from Hebrew#ABEL הֶ֫בֶל
Proper noun
Abel mCategory:Old English lemmas#ABELCategory:Old English proper nouns#ABELCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Old English masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:ang:Biblical characters#ABEL) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim
Descendants
- English: Abel
Polish
Etymology
Category:Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABELCategory:Polish terms derived from Hebrew#ABELCategory:Polish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#ABELLearned borrowing from LatinCategory:Polish terms borrowed from Latin#ABELCategory:Polish learned borrowings from Latin#ABELCategory:Polish terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abel m persCategory:Polish lemmas#ABELCategory:Polish proper nouns#ABELCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Polish personal nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:pl:Bible#ABEL) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
- a male given name, equivalent to English AbelCategory:Polish given names#ABELCategory:Polish male given names#ABEL
Declension
Further reading
- “Abel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#ABELCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#ABEL Abel, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel, from Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from HebrewCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Hebrew#ABEL הֶ֫בֶל.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɛl/ [ɐˈβɛɫ]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈbɛ.li/ [ɐˈβɛ.li]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ABELCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
Proper noun
Abel m (plural Abéis)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ABELCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#ABELCategory:Portuguese countable proper nouns#ABELCategory:Portuguese proper nouns with red links in their headword lines#ABELCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- a male given name, equivalent to English AbelCategory:Portuguese given names#ABELCategory:Portuguese male given names#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:pt:Biblical characters#ABEL) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Latin#ABELCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈabel/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
- Rhymes: -abelCategory:Rhymes:Romanian/abel#ABELCategory:Rhymes:Romanian/abel/2 syllables#ABEL
- Hyphenation: Á‧bel
Proper noun
Abel m (genitive/dative lui Abel)Category:Romanian lemmas#ABELCategory:Romanian proper nouns#ABELCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English AbelCategory:Romanian given names#ABELCategory:Romanian male given names#ABELCategory:Romanian male given names from Hebrew#ABEL
Further reading
- “Abel”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#ABEL הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎːbel/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
- Hyphenation: A‧bel
Proper noun
Ábel m anim (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian proper nouns#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine animate nouns#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian animate nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:sh:Bible#ABEL) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
- a male given name from HebrewCategory:Serbo-Croatian given names#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian male given names#ABELCategory:Serbo-Croatian male given names from Hebrew#ABEL
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “Abel”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
- Rhymes: -elCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/el#ABELCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/el/2 syllables#ABEL
- Syllabification: A‧bel
Proper noun
Abel mCategory:Spanish lemmas#ABELCategory:Spanish proper nouns#ABELCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#ABELCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:es:Biblical characters#ABEL) Abel
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:
- Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.Category:Spanish terms with quotations#ABEL
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
- a male given name, equivalent to English AbelCategory:Spanish given names#ABELCategory:Spanish male given names#ABEL
Related terms
- diminutive: Abelito
Swedish
Proper noun
Abel c (genitive Abels)Category:Swedish lemmas#ABELCategory:Swedish proper nouns#ABELCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- Abel (biblical character)
- 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Första Moseboken [Genesis] 4:2”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 4 October 2025:
- Abel var herde och Kain brukade jorden.Category:Swedish terms with quotations#ABEL
- Abel was a shepherd, and Cain worked the soil.
References
- Abel in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1904)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#ABELCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#ABEL Abel, from LatinCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Latin#ABEL Abel, from Ancient GreekCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Ancient Greek#ABEL Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#ABEL הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbel/ [ʔɐˈbɛl]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#ABELCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#ABEL
Category:Tagalog terms with audio pronunciation#ABELAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -elCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/el#ABELCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/el/2 syllables#ABEL
- Syllabification: A‧belCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#ABEL
Proper noun
Abél (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜎ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ABELCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#ABELCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#ABELCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ABELCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ABELCategory:Pages with entries#ABELCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ABEL
- (biblicalCategory:tl:Biblical characters#ABEL) Abel
- a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English AbelCategory:Tagalog given names#ABELCategory:Tagalog male given names#ABELCategory:Tagalog male given names from Spanish#ABEL
Further reading
- “Abel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
