Nazaräer

German

Alternative forms

• Nazoräer

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek Ναζωραῖος (Nazōraîos), but respelled to preserve the Hebrew/Aramaic root נזר / נזר.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /natsəˈʁeːəʁ/, [natsəˈʁeːɐ]
• Hyphenation: Na‧za‧rä‧er

Proper noun

Nazaräer m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazaräers)

1. an epithet of Jesus

Declension

Declension of Nazaräer [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nazaräer
genitive	eines	des	Nazaräers
dative	einem	dem	Nazaräer
accusative	einen	den	Nazaräer

Noun

Nazaräer m (strong, genitive Nazaräers, plural Nazaräer, feminine Nazaräerin)

1. (Christianity) Nazarene (an early-first-millennium term for a Christian)
2. (Christianity, Judaism) Nazarene (a member of an early sect of Judaeo-Christians, who regarded Jesus as the Messiah, but who continued to observe the Law of Moses and who rejected the canonical gospels in favour of the Gospel of the Hebrews)

Declension

Declension of Nazaräer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nazaräer	die	Nazaräer
genitive	eines	des	Nazaräers	der	Nazaräer
dative	einem	dem	Nazaräer	den	Nazaräern
accusative	einen	den	Nazaräer	die	Nazaräer

References

• “Nazaräer” in Duden online