# Abel
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
* Homophone: able

### Proper noun

Abel
* (biblical) 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.
* A male given name from Hebrew.
* A surname originating as a patronymic.
* An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

#### Derived terms

* Abelian
* abelian
* Abelite
* abelite
* Abel-Jacobi-Liouville identity
* Abel-Jacobi map
* Abel-Plana formula
* Abel-Ruffini theorem
* Abel's formula
* Abel's identity
* Abel's impossibility theorem
* Abel's irreducibility theorem
* Abelson
* Abel's summation formula
* Abel's theorem

#### Translations
### See also

* Cain

### Anagrams

* -able, Able, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bael, bale, beal, blea

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (hével).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaː.bəl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Abel
* Rhymes: -aːbəl

### Proper noun

Abel m
* Abel (Biblical character)
* a male given name of biblical origin

#### Related terms

* diminutives: Abeltje, Abe

### Anagrams

* bale

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.bɛl/
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Proper noun

Abel m
* Abel (biblical character)
* a diminutive of the male given names Abeau or Abelin

### Anagrams

* able, Bâle, béal, bêla

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Abel m (proper noun, genitive singular Abels)
* a male given name

#### References

* Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
* Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “Abel”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Abēlus
* Habel (more precise borrowing from Greek)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek 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: /ˈab.eːl/, [ˈäbeːɫ̪] or IPA: /ˈab.el/, [ˈäbɛɫ̪]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈab.el/, [ˈäbel]

### Proper noun

Abē̆l m sg (genitive Abē̆lis or Abē̆l); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
* (biblical) Abel
* a male given name

#### Declension

Third-declension noun or indeclinable noun, singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Old English: Abel
** English: Abel

## Old English
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

Abel m
* (biblical) Abel, the brother of Cain and the first murder victim

#### Descendants

* English: Abel

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Abel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.bɛl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -abɛl
* Syllabification: A‧bel

### Proper noun

Abel m pers
* (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Abel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈbɛw/ [aˈbɛʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɛl/ [ɐˈβɛɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɛl/ [ɐˈβɛɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈbɛ.li/ [ɐˈβɛ.li]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
* Hyphenation: A‧bel

### Proper noun

Abel m (plural Abéis)
* (biblical) Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הבל (Hebel).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎːbel/
* Hyphenation: A‧bel

### Proper noun

Ábel m (Cyrillic spelling А́бел)
* Abel (son of Adam and Eve)
* a male given name

#### See also

* Avelj

### Further reading

* “Abel”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈbel/ [aˈβ̞el]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: A‧bel

### Proper noun

Abel m
* (biblical) 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.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.(KJV)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

#### Related terms

* diminutive: Abelito

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈbel/ [ʔɐˈbɛl]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: A‧bel

### Proper noun

Abél (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜒᜎ᜔)
* (biblical) Abel
* a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Abel

### Further reading

* “Abel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018