Hierosolyma

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EtymologyEdit

From Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma). Doublet of Jerusalem.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˌhaɪɹoʊˈsɒləmə/, /ˌhaɪɹəˈsɒləmə/

Proper nounEdit

Hierosolyma

  1. Synonym of Jerusalem, especially in the context of the Crusades and Ancient Rome.

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EtymologyEdit

From the Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma), from the Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם(Yerushaláyim) (influenced by Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, sacred, holy)).

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Hierosolyma n or f (variously declined, genitive Hierosolymōrum or Hierosolymae); second declension, first declension

  1. Jerusalem

DeclensionEdit

Second-declension noun (neuter) or first-declension noun, with locative.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Hierosolyma Hierosolyma
Genitive Hierosolymae Hierosolymōrum
Dative Hierosolymae Hierosolymīs
Accusative Hierosolymam Hierosolyma
Ablative Hierosolymā Hierosolymīs
Vocative Hierosolyma Hierosolyma
Locative Hierosolymae Hierosolymīs

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