Methusalem
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (M'tušelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (M'tušalaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈtuːzalɛm/
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Proper noun
Methusalem m (proper noun, strong, genitive Methusalems)
- (biblical) Methuselah
- Alternative form: (ecumenical) Metuschelach
Noun
Methusalem m (strong, genitive Methusalem or Methusalems, plural Methusalems)
- (simile) very old man
Declension
Declension of Methusalem [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Methusalem | die | Methusalems |
| genitive | eines | des | Methusalem, Methusalems | der | Methusalems |
| dative | einem | dem | Methusalem | den | Methusalems |
| accusative | einen | den | Methusalem | die | Methusalems |
Further reading
- Methusalem on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Methusalem” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Methusalem (Bibel, Gestalt)” in Duden online
- “Methusalem (Greis)” in Duden online
- “Methusalem” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon