géhenne

See also: Géhenne

French

Etymology

From ecclesiastical Latin Latin gehenna, from Aramaic ܓܗܢܐ‎ (gēhannā) from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם‎ (ge'henom, “hell, literally valley of Hinnom”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɛn/

Noun

géhenne f (plural géhennes)

gehenna

Further reading

“géhenne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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