Nabuchodonosor

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Nabūchōdonosor.

Proper noun

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Nabuchodonosor

  1. Alternative form of Nebuchadnezzar.

French

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Proper noun

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Nabuchodonosor m

  1. Very large bottle of champagne, containing about 20 ordinary bottles, or 16 liters. (Nebuchadnezzar (Biblical king))[1]
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References

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  1. ^ "NABUCHODONOSOR, subst. masc".Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé[1] (in French), 2023 July 12 (last accessed)

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Naboukhodonósor), derived from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár) and ultimately from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒆪𒁺𒌨𒊑𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Nabūchodonosor m sg (genitive Nabūchodonosōris); third declension

  1. (biblical) Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylonia

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Descendants

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  • Italian: Nabucodonosor

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Nabuchodonosor m

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Nabucodonosor.