Hierosolyma
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma). Doublet of Jerusalem.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Hierosolyma
- Synonym of Jerusalem, especially in the context of the Crusades and Ancient Rome.
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Hierosolymae (-arum, f) (New Latin)
- Hierusalem (Late Latin)
- Jerusalem (n, indecl.)
EtymologyEdit
From the Ancient Greek Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosóluma), from the Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushaláyim) (influenced by Ancient Greek ἱερός (hierós, “sacred, holy”)).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hi.e.roˈso.ly.ma/, [hiɛrɔˈs̠ɔlʲʏmä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.e.roˈso.li.ma/, [iɛrɔˈs̬ɔːlimä]
Proper nounEdit
Hierosolyma n or f (variously declined, genitive Hierosolymōrum or Hierosolymae); second declension, first declension
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 |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Hierosolyma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hierosolyma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette