Philemon
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See also: Philémon
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Philemon f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae – friarbirds or leatherheads, of Australasia.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Corvida - parvorder; Meliphagoidea - superfamily; Meliphagidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Philemon moluccensis (black-faced friarbird) - type species
References
[edit]Friarbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Philemon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Philemon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Philemon (countable and uncountable, plural Philemons)
- The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philemon 1:1::
- Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Translations
[edit]book of the Bible
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male given name
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Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Philemon is the 39164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Philemon is most common among White (46.09%) and Black/African American (44.48%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philemon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰiˈleː.moːn/, [pʰɪˈɫ̪eːmoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈle.mon/, [fiˈlɛːmon]
Proper noun
[edit]Philēmōn m sg (genitive Philēmonis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Philēmōn |
Genitive | Philēmonis Philēmōnis |
Dative | Philēmonī Philēmōnī |
Accusative | Philēmonem Philēmōnem |
Ablative | Philēmone Philēmōne |
Vocative | Philēmōn |
References
[edit]- “Phĭlēmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phĭlēmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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