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Babel

See also: babel, bąbel, and Bąbel
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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. Doublet of Babylon.

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Babel

  1. (biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.

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Noun

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Babel (plural Babels)

  1. A confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages. [from 16th c.]
    • 1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg, published March 1915, →OCLC:
      As the three were making their way through the crowds of marketers, camels, donkeys, and horses that filled the market place with a confusing babel of sounds, Abdul plucked at Tarzan’s sleeve.
    • 2007, Edwin Mullins, The Popes of Avignon, Blue Bridge, published 2008, page 48:
      A babel of languages could be heard in the streets and the squares, mingling with the local Provençal.
  2. A place or scene of noise and confusion. [from 16th c.]
  3. A tall, looming structure. [from 16th c.]

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Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.bəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Ba‧bel

Proper noun

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Babel n

  1. Babel
    Synonym: Babylon

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German

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Proper noun

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Babel n (proper noun, genitive Babels or (optionally with an article) Babel)

  1. (biblical) Babel

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Declension of Babel [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Babel
genitive des Babels, Babel1
dative dem Babel
accusative das Babel

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Babel” in Duden online
  • “Babel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch Babel, from Middle Dutch babel, from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Proper noun

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Babêl

  1. Babel
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Babèl

  1. Abbreviation of Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (“Bangka Belitung Islands”).

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Babel. Doublet of Babilon and Babilonia.

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Babel f (indeclinable)

  1. (heraldry, historical) Polish coat of arms of the nobility granted in the Austrian Partition
  2. (biblical) Babel (city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible)
    Synonym: wieża Babel

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  • Babel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Babel, from Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel, “Babylon”), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim, “gate of God”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈbel/ [baˈβ̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Ba‧bel

Proper noun

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Babel ?

  1. Babel (city and tower)

Derived terms

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