Adamstown
专有名词
英文释义
专有名词
- The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
- A village in County Wexford, Ireland.
- A census-designated place in Maryland.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie and the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
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Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-
Hebrew אָדָםbor.
Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor.
Latin Ādāmlbor.
Old English Adam
Middle English Adam
English Adam
English -s-
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnombor.
Proto-Germanic *tūną
Proto-West Germanic *tūn
Old English tūn
Middle English toun
English town
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English Adam
English -s
English Adams
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English town
English Adamstown
From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.
Proto-Semitic *ʔadam-
Hebrew אָדָםbor.
Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor.
Latin Ādāmlbor.
Old English Adam
Middle English Adam
English Adam
English -s-
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnombor.
Proto-Germanic *tūną
Proto-West Germanic *tūn
Old English tūn
Middle English toun
English town
▲
English Adam
English -s
English Adams
▲
English town
English Adamstown
From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.
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