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David

See also: Davíð, Dávið, Dávid, and Davìd
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Translingual

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Borrowed from English David.

Noun

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David

  1. (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the d-file in algebraic notation.

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English

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Michelangelo's sculpture of the Biblical figure David.

Etymology

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From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

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David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
      David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
    • 2000, Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 157:
      Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
    • 2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker‎[1], archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
      David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.
    • 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 18 April 2021:
      Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg.
  3. (biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 23:1-2:
      David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
    • 2009 May 31, Margareta Pagano, “David takes on Googliath for a slice of the profits in the online shopping world”, in The Independent‎[3], archived from the original on 6 March 2012:
      It appears that even David can't go to battle without his Googliath.
    • 2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power‎[4], Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
      Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.
  4. A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
  5. (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
  6. A place name:
    1. A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
    2. A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
    4. A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
    5. A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.

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Noun

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David (plural Davids)

  1. (figuratively) A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog.
    Synonym: little man
    Coordinate term: Goliath
    • 1909, William Denison Lyman, The Columbia River: Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce‎[5], G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 185:
      But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.
    • 1997, Nathan Gardels, editor, The Changing Global Order: World Leaders Reflect‎[6], Blackwell Publishers, →ISBN, page 191:
      Will Microsoft rule the alternative to the mass media, the Net? Or, as always before in history, will local Davids arise to challenge the global Goliaths?
    • 2001, Adam Harmes, Unseen Power‎[7], Stoddart Publishing, →ISBN, page 144:
      In their quest for a villain, the media were assisted by politicians who wanted to avoid being put into the slot themselves. On the contrary, they wanted to be portrayed as the underdogs, the democratic Davids fighting the valiant but ultimately hopeless battle against the financial Goliaths.
    • 2015, Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business‎[8], Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:
      Our strategy to engage eBay in a war of words had created a lot of media buzz within China. Positioning ourselves as a local David fighting the US Goliath, we intended to educate the market about e-commerce and attract people to Taobao to give consumer e-commerce a chance.

Albanian

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Proper noun

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David m

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Declension of David
singular
indefinite definite
nominative David Davidi
accusative Davidin
dative/ablative Davidi Davidit

Catalan

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David m

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from the Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
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David

  1. a male given name from English or Spanish
  2. (biblical) David

Czech

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David m anim

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

Declension

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Declension of David (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative David Davidové
genitive Davida Davidů
dative Davidovi, Davidu Davidům
accusative Davida Davidy
vocative Davide Davidové
locative Davidovi, Davidu Davidech
instrumental Davidem Davidy

Danish

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David

  1. (biblical) David
  2. a male given name
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Dutch

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Some people go by the English pronunciation, from English David.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/, /ˈdeː.vɪt/ (depending on person)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper noun

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David m

  1. (biblical) David
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
  3. a surname originating as a patronymic

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  • Afrikaans: Dawid

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David m

  1. (biblical) David
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
  3. a surname originating as a patronymic

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)
    • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvɪt] (most regions)
    • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvit] (Bavaria, Austria)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper noun

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David m (proper noun, strong, genitive Davids)

  1. (biblical) David
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

Declension

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Declension of David [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der David
genitive eines des Davids
dative einem dem David
accusative einen den David

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Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɒvid]
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
  • Rhymes: -id

Proper noun

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David

  1. David

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative David Davidek
accusative Davidet Davideket
dative Davidnek Davideknek
instrumental Daviddel Davidekkel
causal-final Davidért Davidekért
translative Daviddé Davidekké
terminative Davidig Davidekig
essive-formal Davidként Davidekként
essive-modal — —
inessive Davidben Davidekben
superessive Daviden Davideken
adessive Davidnél Davideknél
illative Davidbe Davidekbe
sublative Davidre Davidekre
allative Davidhez Davidekhez
elative Davidből Davidekből
delative Davidről Davidekről
ablative Davidtől Davidektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		Davidé Davideké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		Davidéi Davidekéi
Possessive forms of David
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Davidem Davidjeim
2nd person sing. Davided Davidjeid
3rd person sing. Davidje Davidjei
1st person plural Davidünk Davidjeink
2nd person plural Davidetek Davidjeitek
3rd person plural Davidjük Davidjeik

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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David m

  1. a male given name, variant of Davide

Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from English David.

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    David m

    1. a male given name in English

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Kapampangan

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /dəˈbid/ [dəˈbiːd]
    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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    Borrowed from Spanish David.

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    Davíd

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Spanish

    Etymology 2

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    Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From dauit?”)

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    Davíd

    1. a common surname

    Lashi

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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    • (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [da˧˧.vit̚˧˧]
    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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    David

    1. David (biblical character)
      • 2005, “2 Samuela 14:19 [2 Samuel 14:19]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎[9], page 879:
        David gi nyang꞉ ri «He꞉ mooˮ zooˮ nang ri Yoab koid nhang꞉ anghoid laˮ» ga꞉ myid꞉ bye꞉.
        David asked her: «Joab made you do this deed, did he not?»

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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    Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīd or Dāvīdos or Dāvīdis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

    1. David
      • (Can we clean up(+) this sense? (This produces "Regum.Caput" where no dot belongs.))
        Vulgata Clementina Liber I Regum.Caput 20.3:
        Et iuravit rursum Davidi.
        And he swore again to David.

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    Generally indeclinable, but occasionally declined in the third declension.

    singular
    nominative Dāvīd
    genitive Dāvīd
    Dāvīdos
    Dāvīdis
    dative Dāvīd
    Dāvīdī
    accusative Dāvīd
    Dāvīda
    Dāvīdem
    ablative Dāvīd
    Dāvīde
    vocative Dāvīd

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    “David” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian Davide, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). The alternative pronunciation from English David, from the same source.

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    (predominantly as a contemporary name)

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    David m

    1. David (given name)

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    David

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Doublet of Davi and Deivid.

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈvi.d͡ʒi/, /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi], /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈvi.de/, /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ], /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi]
     

    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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    David m

    1. a male given name, equivalent to English David
    2. (biblical) David (king of Judah)
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    Romanian

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    Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).

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    David m

    1. a village in Văleni, Neamț County, Romania
    2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English David
    3. a surname

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    Inherited from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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    • IPA(key): /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]
    • Rhymes: -id
    • Syllabification: Da‧vid

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    David m

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

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    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.

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    • IPA(key): /²dɑːvɪd/, /¹dɑːvɪd/

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    David

    1. The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

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    David c (genitive Davids)

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
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    • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
    • [10] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 009 males with the given name David living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

    Tagalog

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English David.

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    David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from English

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    Borrowed from Spanish David.

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    Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Spanish

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    Borrowed from Kapampangan David. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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    Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

    1. a surname in Kapampangan
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