English

Proper noun

Abel

1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), 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.

2. A male given name.

Translations

See also

• Cain

Anagrams

• able, albe, bale, Elba

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abel m

1. A male given name of biblical origin.

Related terms

• diminutives: Abeltje, Abe

Anagrams

• bale

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abel

1. Abel (biblical character)
2. A male given name.

Related terms

• diminutives: Abeau, Abelin

Anagrams

• able, Bâle, béal, bêla

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ ‎(Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbɛw/
• Hyphenation: A‧bel

Proper noun

Abel m

1. (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Abel.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀβελ ‎(Abel), from Hebrew הבל ‎(Hebel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎːbel/
• Hyphenation: A‧bel

Proper noun

Ábel m ‎(Cyrillic spelling А́бел)

1. Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
2. A male given name.

Declension

See also

• Avelj

Spanish

Proper noun

Abel m

1. (biblical) Abel
   • 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., 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.

Related terms

• diminutive: Abelito

Old French

Noun

abel m ‎(oblique plural abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative singular abeaus or abeax or abiaus or abiax or abels, nominative plural abel)

1. white poplar; Populus alba

Descendants

• English: abele (borrowed)

External links

• Populus alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia