Napoleon

See also: napoleon, Napóleon, napoléon, Napoléon, and Napoleón

English

Napoleon Bonaparte (sense 1)

Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) leone (“lion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Napoleon

1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.

   Alternative form: Napoléon

2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Arkansas.
   2. A town in Indiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   4. A township and census-designated place therein, in Jackson County, Michigan.
   5. An unincorporated community in Mississippi.
   6. A city in Missouri.
   7. A city, the county seat of Logan County, North Dakota.
   8. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Ohio.
   9. A township in Henry County, Ohio.

Derived terms

• Napoleon complex
• Napoleonesque
• Napoleonian
• Napoleonic
• Napoleonism
• Napoleonist
• Napoleon syndrome
• Napoleonville

 

Translations

Napoleon Bonaparte

• Arabic: نَابُلْيُون m (nabulyūn)
• Armenian: Նապոլեոն (Napoleon)
• Belarusian: Напалео́н m (Napaljeón)
• Bulgarian: Наполео́н m (Napoleón)
• Catalan: Napoleó (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拿破侖／拿破仑 (zh) (Nápòlún)

• Corsican: Nabulione, Napulione
• Czech: Napoleon m
• Faroese: Napoleon m
• Finnish: Napoleon
• French: Napoléon (fr)
• German: Napoleon m
• Greek: Ναπολέων (el) m (Napoléon)
• Hebrew: נפוליאון m
• Hindi: नेपोलियन (nepoliyan)
• Hungarian: Napóleon (hu)
• Italian: Napoleone (it)
• Japanese: ナポレオン (Naporeon)
• Korean: 나폴레옹 (ko) (Napolle'ong) (South Korea), 나뽈레옹 (ko) (Nappolle'ong) (North Korea)
• Latin: Neāpoliō m
• Macedonian: Наполео́н m (Napoleón)
• Persian: ناپلئون (fa) (nâpele'on)
• Polish: Napoleon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Napoleão m
• Romanian: Napoleon (ro)
• Russian: Наполео́н (ru) m (Napoleón)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Наполеон m

  Roman: Napoleon m

• Spanish: Napoleón (es) m
• Swedish: Napoleon m
• Turkish: Napolyon
• Ukrainian: Наполео́н m (Napoleón)
• Urdu: نپولین m
• Vietnamese: Nã Phá Luân (vi), Napôlêông

male given name

• Catalan: Napoleó (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拿破侖／拿破仑 (zh) (Nápòlún)

• Czech: Napoleon m
• Faroese: Napoleon m
• French: Napoléon (fr)
• Hungarian: Napóleon (hu)
• Italian: Napoleone (it)
• Latin: Neāpoliō m
• Polish: Napoleon (pl) m
• Portuguese: Napoleão m
• Romanian: Napoleon (ro) m
• Russian: Наполео́н (ru) m (Napoleón)
• Vietnamese: Nã Phá Luân (vi), Napôlêông

Noun

Napoleon (plural Napoleons)

1. Alternative form of napoleon
   • 1893, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Final Problem:

     He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson.

   • 2011, Robert Morgan, Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion:

     Always an eloquent speaker, Polk became known as the Napoleon of the stump.

   • 1896, J.S. Ogilvie, “A Biographical Sketch of William McKinley.”, in The Life and Speeches of William McKinley.:

     He [William McKinley] has been called the Napoleon of protection, as other men have been called Napoleons of finance.

Cebuano

Proper noun

Napoleon

1. a male given name

Czech

Napoleon Bonaparte

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnapolɛon]
• Rhymes: -ɛon
• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧leon

Proper noun

Napoleon m anim (related adjective Napoleonův)

1. A male given name in French, Napoléon, usually referring to Napoleon Bonaparte
2. a person behaving like Napoleon Bonaparte
   • 2017, Zdeněk Svěrák, “Dubnová povídka”, in Nové povídky‎^[1], Fragment, →ISBN, page 76:

     Podívejte se, pane Plíšek, Hitleři a Napoleoni jsou pořád v kurzu. To je v psychiatrii takovej folklor.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Napoleon (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Napoleon	Napoleoni
genitive	Napoleona	Napoleonů
dative	Napoleonovi, Napoleonu	Napoleonům
accusative	Napoleona	Napoleony
vocative	Napoleone	Napoleoni
locative	Napoleonovi, Napoleonu	Napoleonech
instrumental	Napoleonem	Napoleony

Derived terms

• napoleon
• Napoleonek
• napoleonka
• napoleonovský
• napoleonské války
• napoleonský
• napoleonský komplex

 

Further reading

• “Napoleon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Napoleon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːˈpoː.leː.ɔn/, /naːˈpoː.li.ɔn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Proper noun

Napoleon m

1. Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Louis Bonaparte (generally called "Lodewijk Napoleon")

Derived terms

• napoleon
• napoleontisch

Faroese

Etymology

From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈpʰoː.lɪ.ɔn/

Proper noun

Napoleon m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics [2]

• son of Napoleon: Napoleonsson
• daughter of Napoleon: Napoleonsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Napoleon
accusative	Napoleon
dative	Napoleoni
genitive	Napoleons

Derived terms

• Poli m

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnaˈpoːleɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Na‧po‧le‧on

Proper noun

Napoleon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Napoleons)

1. (history) Napoleon Bonaparte

Declension

Declension of Napoleon [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Napoleon	(eine)	(die)	Napoleon	(die)	Napoleons
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Napoleons, Napoleon1	(einer)	(der)	Napoleon	(der)	Napoleons
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Napoleon	(einer)	(der)	Napoleon	(den)	Napoleons
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Napoleon	(eine)	(die)	Napoleon	(die)	Napoleons

¹With an article.

Derived terms

• napoleonisch
• Westentaschennapoleon (derogatory)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.pɔˈlɛ.ɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɔn
• Syllabification: Na‧po‧le‧on
• Homophone: napoleon

Proper noun

Napoleon m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Napoleon
2. Napoleon Bonaparte

Declension

Declension of Napoleon

	singular	plural
nominative	Napoleon	Napoleonowie
genitive	Napoleona	Napoleonów
dative	Napoleonowi	Napoleonom
accusative	Napoleona	Napoleonów
instrumental	Napoleonem	Napoleonami
locative	Napoleonie	Napoleonach
vocative	Napoleonie	Napoleonowie

Derived terms

adjective

• napoleoński

 

nouns

• napoleoniana
• napoleonika
• napoleonista
• napoleonizm
• napoleonka

 

Related terms

nouns

• napoleon
• napoleondor

 

Further reading

• Napoleon in Polish dictionaries at PWN