Thessalonich
German edit
Etymology edit
Probably a learned Germanization of Latin Thessalonica. The -ch may be due to some analogy (cf. e.g. German Friedrich vs. Latin Fredericus). Alternatively, if going back to travellers (or crusaders), it might represent the Greek palatalized [kʲ].
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Thessalonich n (proper noun, genitive Thessalonichs or (optionally with an article) Thessalonich)
- (now biblical, else archaic) Alternative form of Thessaloniki
- Paulus sandte mindestens zwei Briefe an die Gemeinde in Thessalonich.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)