DAvidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 David, Davyd, Davyde, from 古期英語 Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/

固有名詞

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, 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:

     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.

2. (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.

   • 2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power‎, 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.

3. A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
4. (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
5. 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.

派生語

関連する語

• (pet forms): Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian)
• (feminine equivalent): Davina

名詞

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, 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, 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, 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, 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.

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈdaː.wiːd]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈdaː.vid]

固有名詞

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.

語形変化

Generally indeclinable, but occasionally declined in the third declension.

派生語

派生した語

• Sicilian: Davì
• → Middle Welsh: Dauyð
  • Welsh: Dafydd

参照

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