Hierusalem
Latin
Alternative forms
- Hierosolyma, Jerosolyma (-orum, n)
- Hierosolyma, Jerosolyma (-ae, f)
- Hierosolymae (-arum, f) (New Latin)
- Jerusalem (n, indecl.)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (y'rushaláyim, “Jerusalem”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hi.eˈruː.sa.leːm/, [hi.ɛˈruː.sa.ɫeːm]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.eˈru.sa.lem/, [i.eˈruː.sa.lem]
Proper noun
Hierūsalēm n (indeclinable)
References
- Hierusalem in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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