Gerasena

English

Etymology

From the Latin (Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna (Gerasene [Region or Land]).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gerasena

  1. (historical) The country of the Gerasenes.
    • 1828, Calvin Ellis Stowe (translator), Johann Jahn (author), History of the Hebrew Commonwealth, chapter xi, § 106, page 325:
      Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.

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Latin

Pronunciation 1

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.raˈseː.na/, [ɡɛ.raˈseː.na]

Adjective

Gerasēna

  1. nominative singular feminine of Gerasēnus
  2. nominative plural neuter of Gerasēnus
  3. accusative plural neuter of Gerasēnus
  4. vocative singular feminine of Gerasēnus
  5. vocative plural neuter of Gerasēnus

Pronunciation 2

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.raˈseː.naː/, [ɡɛ.raˈseː.naː]

Adjective

Gerasēnā

  1. ablative singular feminine of Gerasēnus
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