Hiericus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥṓ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hiˈe.ri.kuːs/, [hiˈɛrɪkuːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈe.ri.kus/, [iˈɛːrikus]

Proper noun

Hiericūs f sg (genitive Hiericuntis); third declension

1. Jericho

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hiericūs
Genitive	Hiericuntis
Dative	Hiericuntī
Accusative	Hiericuntem
Ablative	Hiericunte
Vocative	Hiericūs
Locative	Hiericuntī Hiericunte

Related terms

• hiericuntinus

References

• “Hiericus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hiericus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.