English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈiːsɔː/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈisɑ/
- Rhymes: (UK, US) -iːsɔ, (Canada) -iːsɑ
Proper noun
Esau
- (biblical) The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
Translations
son of Isaac and Rebekah
- Aghwan: 𐔺𐔴𐕚𐕒 (yeso)
- Arabic: عِيسُو m (ʕīsū), العِيص m (al-ʕīṣ)
- Armenian: Եսավ (Esav)
- Old Armenian: Եսաւ (Esaw)
- Catalan: Esaú (ca)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 以掃 / 以扫 (ji5 sou3)
- Mandarin: 以掃 / 以扫 (Yǐsǎo)
- Czech: Ezau m
- Dutch: Esau
- Ewe: Esau m
- Finnish: Esau
- French: Ésaü (fr)
- German: Esau
- Greek: Ησαύ (el) m (Isáf)
- Ancient: Ἡσαῦ m (Hēsaû)
- Gujarati: એસાવ m (esāv)
- Hebrew: עֵשָׂו m ('esáv)
- Hungarian: Ézsau (hu)
- Italian: Esaù m
- Japanese: エサウ (Esau)
- Kazakh: Есау (Esau)
- Korean: 에서 (ko) (Eseo), 에사우 (Esau), 에사오 (Esao)
- Latin: Ēsāus m
- Macedonian: Исав m (Isav)
- Malay: Esau
- Maltese: Għesaw
- Maore Comorian: Îzu
- Polish: Ezaw (pl) m
- Portuguese: Esaú (pt)
- Romanian: Esau, Isav
- Russian: Иса́в (ru) m (Isáv)
- Spanish: Esaú (es) m
- Swedish: Esau
- Yiddish: עשׂו m (eysev)
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Anagrams
Ewe
Proper noun
Esau
- Esau (biblical character)
- a male given name
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe(ː)sɑu̯/, [ˈe̞(ː)s̠ɑ̝u̯]
- Rhymes: -esɑu
- Syllabification(key): E‧sau
- Hyphenation(key): E‧sau
Proper noun
Esau
- (biblical) Esau
Declension
| Inflection of Esau (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
Esau
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—
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| genitive
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Esaun
|
—
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| partitive
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Esauta
|
—
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| illative
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Esauhun
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—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Esau
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Esau
|
—
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| gen.
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Esaun
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| genitive
|
Esaun
|
—
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| partitive
|
Esauta
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—
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| inessive
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Esaussa
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—
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| elative
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Esausta
|
—
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| illative
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Esauhun
|
—
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| adessive
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Esaulla
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaulta
|
—
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| allative
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Esaulle
|
—
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| essive
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Esauna
|
—
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| translative
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Esauksi
|
—
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| abessive
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Esautta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Esauni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Esauni
|
—
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| gen.
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Esauni
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| genitive
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Esauni
|
—
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| partitive
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Esautani
|
—
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| inessive
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Esaussani
|
—
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| elative
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Esaustani
|
—
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| illative
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Esauhuni
|
—
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| adessive
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Esaullani
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaultani
|
—
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| allative
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Esaulleni
|
—
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| essive
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Esaunani
|
—
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| translative
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Esaukseni
|
—
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| abessive
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Esauttani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Esausi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Esausi
|
—
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| gen.
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Esausi
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| genitive
|
Esausi
|
—
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| partitive
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Esautasi
|
—
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| inessive
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Esaussasi
|
—
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| elative
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Esaustasi
|
—
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| illative
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Esauhusi
|
—
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| adessive
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Esaullasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaultasi
|
—
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| allative
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Esaullesi
|
—
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| essive
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Esaunasi
|
—
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| translative
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Esauksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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Esauttasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Esaumme
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Esaumme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Esaumme
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| genitive
|
Esaumme
|
—
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| partitive
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Esautamme
|
—
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| inessive
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Esaussamme
|
—
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| elative
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Esaustamme
|
—
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| illative
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Esauhumme
|
—
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| adessive
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Esaullamme
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaultamme
|
—
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| allative
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Esaullemme
|
—
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| essive
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Esaunamme
|
—
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| translative
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Esauksemme
|
—
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| abessive
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Esauttamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Esaunne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Esaunne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Esaunne
|
| genitive
|
Esaunne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Esautanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Esaussanne
|
—
|
| elative
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Esaustanne
|
—
|
| illative
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Esauhunne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Esaullanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaultanne
|
—
|
| allative
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Esaullenne
|
—
|
| essive
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Esaunanne
|
—
|
| translative
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Esauksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Esauttanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Esaunsa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Esaunsa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Esaunsa
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| genitive
|
Esaunsa
|
—
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| partitive
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Esautaan
Esautansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Esaussaan
Esaussansa
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—
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| elative
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Esaustaan
Esaustansa
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—
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| illative
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Esauhunsa
|
—
|
| adessive
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Esaullaan
Esaullansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Esaultaan
Esaultansa
|
—
|
| allative
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Esaulleen
Esaullensa
|
—
|
| essive
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Esaunaan
Esaunansa
|
—
|
| translative
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Esaukseen
Esauksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Esauttaan
Esauttansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Esau, from Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Esau m (proper noun, strong, genitive Esaus)
- (biblical) Esau