gehenna
See also: Gehenna
English
Noun
gehenna (plural gehennas)
- Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna
Czech
Alternative forms
- Gehenna, džehenna
Proper noun
gehenna f
- gehenna (one of various hells in Abrahamic religions)
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek γέεννᾰ (géenna), from the Biblical Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם (Ge'henom).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡeˈhen.na/, [ɡeˈ(ɦ)ɛnːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈen.na/, [d͡ʒeˈɛnːä]
Noun
gehenna f (genitive gehennae); first declension
- the Hinnom Valley (a valley near Jerusalem where children were immolated for Moloch)
- (transferred sense) Gehenna, hell
- AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
- Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
- But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. ― World English Bible translation
- Ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis.
- AD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Matth. 5:22:
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gehenna | gehennae |
| Genitive | gehennae | gehennārum |
| Dative | gehennae | gehennīs |
| Accusative | gehennam | gehennās |
| Ablative | gehennā | gehennīs |
| Vocative | gehenna | gehennae |
| Locative | gehennae | gehennīs |
Derived terms
- gehennālis
References
- “gehenna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gehenna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Further reading
- “gĕhenna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛˈxɛn.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnna
- Syllabification: ge‧hen‧na
Noun
gehenna f
- (figuratively) ordeal
- Synonym: męka
- (archaic) hell
- Synonym: piekło
Declension
Declension of gehenna
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gehenna | gehenny |
| genitive | gehenny | gehenn |
| dative | gehennie | gehennom |
| accusative | gehennę | gehenny |
| instrumental | gehenną | gehennami |
| locative | gehennie | gehennach |
| vocative | gehenno | gehenny |
Related terms
- Gehenna
Further reading
- gehenna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gehenna in Polish dictionaries at PWN