Nabuchodonosor

See also: nabuchodonosor

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Nabūchōdonosor.

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor

1. Alternative form of Nebuchadnezzar.

French

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor m

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

Related terms

• nabuchodonosorisme

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /na.buː.kʰoˈdo.no.sor/, [näbuːkʰɔˈd̪ɔnɔs̠ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /na.bu.koˈdo.no.sor/, [näbukoˈd̪ɔːnos̬or]

Proper noun

Nabūchodonosor m sg (genitive Nabūchodonosōris); third declension

1. (biblical) Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylonia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nabūchodonosor
genitive	Nabūchodonosōris
dative	Nabūchodonosōrī
accusative	Nabūchodonosōrem
ablative	Nabūchodonosōre
vocative	Nabūchodonosor

Descendants

• → Italian: Nabucodonosor
  • Italian: Nabucco

Portuguese

Proper noun

Nabuchodonosor m

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Nabucodonosor.