LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculineindeclinable, variously declined, third declension

Gabrīēl

Gabrīēl m sg (genitive Gabrīēl or Gabrīēlis)
Classical[ɡaˈbriː.eːɫ]Ecclesiastical[ɡaˈbriː.el]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablea male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
  2. indeclinableGabriel (archangel)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGabrīēl—
genitiveGabrīēl
Gabrīēlis		—
dativeGabrīēl
Gabrīēlī		—
accusativeGabrīēl
Gabrīēlem		—
ablativeGabrīēl
Gabrīēle		—
vocativeGabrīēl—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl, “God”).

Descendants
  • CatalanGabriel
  • CatalanBiel
  • EnglishGabriel
  • FrenchGabriel
  • GermanGabriel
  • ItalianGabriele
  • PortugueseGabriel
  • PortugueseBiel
  • RomanianGabriel
  • SpanishGabriel

Quick answers

What does Gabrīēl mean in Latin?
Gabrīēl, a proper noun, means “a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel”.
What is the genitive of Gabrīēl?
The genitive singular is Gabrīēl. Gabrīēl is masculine, indeclinable, variously declined, third declension.
How do you pronounce Gabrīēl?
In classical Latin, [ɡaˈbriː.eːɫ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡaˈbriː.el].