Old English · proper noun
Adam
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑ.dɑm/
- Syllables
- ˈɑ · dɑm (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- adamadamsmacadammacadamsmaccawmcadammcadamsmccaw
Meaning
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Adam (Biblical character)
On ðām syxtan dæġe hē ġesċōp eall dēorcynn, ⁊ ealle nȳtena þe on fēower fōtum gāð, ⁊ þā tweġen menn Adam ⁊ Ēfan
On the sixth day, he created all kinds of animal, and all the beasts that move on four feet, and the two people, Adam and Eve.
c. 994, Ælfric, On the Year
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Ādām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), borrowed from Hebrew אָדָם, from Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-.
Descendants
adam, adams, macadam, macadams, maccaw, mcadam, mcadams, mccaw
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