Methusalem

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (M'tušelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (M'tušalaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtuːzalɛm/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Methusalem m (proper noun, strong, genitive Methusalems)

1. (biblical) Methuselah

   Alternative form: (ecumenical) Metuschelach

Noun

Methusalem m (strong, genitive Methusalem or Methusalems, plural Methusalems)

1. (simile) very old man

Declension

Declension of Methusalem [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Methusalem	die	Methusalems
genitive	eines	des	Methusalem, Methusalems	der	Methusalems
dative	einem	dem	Methusalem	den	Methusalems
accusative	einen	den	Methusalem	die	Methusalems

Further reading

• Methusalem on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Methusalem” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Methusalem (Bibel, Gestalt)” in Duden online
• “Methusalem (Greis)” in Duden online
• “Methusalem” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon