Elisabet

Catalan

Proper noun

Elisabet f

  1. Elizabeth

Cebuano

Etymology

Cebuanized form Elizabeth.

Proper noun

Elisabet

  1. (biblical) the mother of John the Baptist
  2. (biblical) Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
  3. a female given name

Usage notes

Often used to replace Isabel in US printed bibles.


Dutch

Proper noun

Elisabet f

  1. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.

Faroese

Proper noun

Elisabet f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Elisabet: Elisabetarson
  • daughter of Elisabet: Elisabetardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Elisabet
Accusative Elisabet
Dative Elisabet
Genitive Elisabetar

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈelisɑbet]
  • Hyphenation: E‧li‧sa‧bet

Proper noun

Elisabet

  1. Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.
    • 1776 Biblia, Luuk.1:5:
      Herodeksen, Juudean kuninkaan, aikana oli pappi, Sakarias nimeltä, Abian vuorosta; ja hänen emäntänsä Aaronin tyttäristä, ja hänen nimensä Elisabet.
      There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (KJV Luke 1:5)
  2. A female given name.
    • 1941 Helvi Hämäläinen, Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, WSOY (2007), →ISBN, page 182:
      —Sinun ei pidä ajatella sitä, Elisabet, sanoi hän,—Elisabet sanassa oli vadelmatäytteisen karamellin maku—

Usage notes

  • This form does not fit Finnish phonology well, and so it is rarely given it as a first name, though it is common enough as a middle name. The most common vernacular form is Liisa.

Declension

Inflection of Elisabet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Elisabet Elisabetit
genitive Elisabetin Elisabetien
partitive Elisabetia Elisabeteja
illative Elisabetiin Elisabeteihin
singular plural
nominative Elisabet Elisabetit
accusative nom. Elisabet Elisabetit
gen. Elisabetin
genitive Elisabetin Elisabetien
partitive Elisabetia Elisabeteja
inessive Elisabetissa Elisabeteissa
elative Elisabetista Elisabeteista
illative Elisabetiin Elisabeteihin
adessive Elisabetilla Elisabeteilla
ablative Elisabetilta Elisabeteilta
allative Elisabetille Elisabeteille
essive Elisabetina Elisabeteina
translative Elisabetiksi Elisabeteiksi
instructive Elisabetein
abessive Elisabetitta Elisabeteitta
comitative Elisabeteineen

Norwegian

Proper noun

Elisabet

  1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
  2. A female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Elisabet f

  1. A female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete

Swedish

Proper noun

Elisabet c (genitive Elisabets)

  1. Elizabeth (biblical character)
  2. A female given name, also spelled Elisabeth.

Usage notes

  • Popular as a middle name.

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 151 080 females with the given name Elisabet (compared to 201 328 named Elisabeth) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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