Nebuchadnezzar

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎ (Nəḇūḵǎḏne’ṣṣăr), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר‎ (Nəḇūḵǎḏre’ṣṣăr), from Akkadian 𒀝𒆪𒁺𒌨𒊑𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, “Nabu protect the king”)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛbəkədˈnɛzɚ/
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Proper noun

Nebuchadnezzar

A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 BCE – 562 BCE. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile.

Translations

a ruler of Babylon

Ancient Greek: Ναβουχοδονόσορ (Naboukhodonósor)
Arabic: نِبُوخَذْنِصَّر‎ (nibūḵaḏniṣṣar)
Armenian: Նաբուքոդոնոսոր (Nabukʿodonosor)
German: Nebukadnezar (de) m
Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂 m (nabukaudaunausaur)
Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר‎ m (Nevuchadnetzar)
Italian: Nabucodonosor
Latin: Nabuchodonosor
Macedonian: Навукодоносор m (Navukodonósor)
Maori: Nepukaneha
Middle English: Nabugodonosor

Neapolitan: Nabuccodonosor
Old Persian: 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎨𐎼 (n-b-u-ku-u-d-r-c-r)
Persian: بُختُ نَصَّر‎ (boxto-nassar)
Portuguese: Nabucodonosor m
Russian: Навуходоно́сор m (Navuxodonósor)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Набукодонозор m

Roman: Nabukodonozor m
Spanish: Nabucodonosor
Welsh: Nebuchadnesar m

Noun

Nebuchadnezzar (plural Nebuchadnezzars)

A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.

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