Jerusalém

See also: Jerusalem, Jérusalem, and Jerúsalem

Portuguese

Jerusalém

Alternative forms

• Jerusalem (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jerusalen, borrowed from Late Latin Hierūsalēm, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlẽj̃/ [ʒe.ɾu.zaˈlẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨ.ɾu.zaˈlɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: Je‧ru‧sa‧lém

Proper noun

Jerusalém f

1. Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)

   Synonym: (poetic) Hierosólima

Coordinate terms

• Belém, Getsémani, Jericó, Nazaré

Related terms

• jerosolimita
• jerosolimitano
• hierosolimita
• hierosolimitano