Ádam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "adam"

Faroese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔɑːtam]

Proper noun

Ádam m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adam

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Ádam: Ádamsson
• daughter of Ádam: Ádamsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ádam
Accusative	Ádam
Dative	Ádami
Genitive	Ádams

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin Adam, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːðaβ̃]

Proper noun

Ádam m

1. Adam (husband of Eve)

Related terms

• Eua

Descendants

• Irish: Ádhamh
• Scottish Gaelic: Àdhamh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Ádam	unchanged	nÁdam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.